#1) What does the snake appear to represent?
The snake appears to represent the colonies in the New World.
#2) What do the letters under the snake represent?
The different letters under the snake are the name of the different colonies and regions of the New World. These letters stand for South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England.
#3) What do you think was the message of the creator of the cartoon?
The message of this political cartoon is that the divided colonies must unite against their enemy in order for them to survive. However, if they do not join
together against their enemy, they will surely die.
#4) What INFORMATION can you get from the cartoon?
Information provided by the cartoon include that the colonies are divided and if you do not join, you will die.
#4) What INFERENCES can you make from the cartoon?
We can infer from this drawing that because the colonies are divided they are weak. Since they are weak, they have no chance of standing up against their
enemy and they will thus die. However, after they unite, putting the snake back together, they will become more powerful than anyone could ever imagine.
The snake appears to represent the colonies in the New World.
#2) What do the letters under the snake represent?
The different letters under the snake are the name of the different colonies and regions of the New World. These letters stand for South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England.
#3) What do you think was the message of the creator of the cartoon?
The message of this political cartoon is that the divided colonies must unite against their enemy in order for them to survive. However, if they do not join
together against their enemy, they will surely die.
#4) What INFORMATION can you get from the cartoon?
Information provided by the cartoon include that the colonies are divided and if you do not join, you will die.
#4) What INFERENCES can you make from the cartoon?
We can infer from this drawing that because the colonies are divided they are weak. Since they are weak, they have no chance of standing up against their
enemy and they will thus die. However, after they unite, putting the snake back together, they will become more powerful than anyone could ever imagine.