File:Benjamin Franklin - Join or Die original.jpg

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English: This political cartoon (attributed to Benjamin Franklin) originally appeared during the French and Indian War, but was recycled to encourage the American colonies to unite against British rule.
Français : Ce dessin de presse (attribué à Benjamin Franklin) fut d'abord publié pendant la guerre franco-indienne au cours de la guerre de sept ans, puis réutilisé pour inciter les colonies américaines à s'unir contre la couronne britannique.
Deutsch: Dieser politische Cartoon (Benjamin Franklin zugeschrieben) erschien während des Franzosen- und Indianerkrieges, wurde aber wieder verwendet, um die amerikanischen Kolonien aufzurufen, sich gegen die britische Herrschaft zusammen zu schließen.
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Benjamin Franklin  (1706–1790)  wikidata:Q34969 s:en:Author:Benjamin Franklin q:en:Benjamin Franklin
 
Benjamin Franklin
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pseudonym: Silence Dogood; Ben Franklin; The First American; Franklin; Poor Richard
Description -American author, statesman, politician, inventor and diplomat
Date of birth/death 17 January 1706 Edit this at Wikidata 17 April 1790 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
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