Gadsden US Historical Flag - Don't Tread on Me
Benjamin Franklin is uniquely notable for his enduring sense of humor. In 1751, he wrote an
sarcastic editorial in his Pennsylvania Gazette suggesting that to thank the Brits for their
national policy of sending their convicted felons to America, that American colonists should
in turn send rattlesnakes to England. Three years later, in 1754, he used a snake to
make another point. This time with not so humorous intentions. Franklin sketched, carved
then published the first ever political cartoon in an American newspaper. The
cartoon was an image of a snake divided into eight sections. Each section represented the individual colonies and the curves of the snake
were to imply the coastline. New England was perched into one section creating
the head of the snake, while South Carolina was erroneously at the tail. Beneath the snake were the
suggestive words "Join, or Die". By 1775, the snake symbol was being printed in newspapers
all over. It was popping up all over the colonies ... on uniform decorations ... on money ... and of course, on banners and flags.
Our Gadsen flags are made from high test DuPont Solar Max
outdoor grade nylon and are an accurate representation of this historically
and politically motivated US flag. Our historical US Flags are finished with heavy-duty white headers and
solid brass grommets for long lasting fly-ability and supreme endurance. Our US Flags are
Made in the USA
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