This iconic political cartoon was drawn by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The illustration pushed a sense of colonial unity among the 8 (actually 13) English Colonies within 18th century America. (Published on May 9, 1754 in the Pennsylvania Gazette.)
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Franklin's image became a symbol for independence and freedom during the Revolutionary War. Colonies rallied around it seeing that a "union" was necessary to avoid destruction.
Here is an excerpt from the original Gazette article. It alludes to a push for unity among colonial factions and general frustration with the British Rule.
The Confidence of the French in this Undertaking seems well-grounded on the present disunited State of the British Colonies, and the extreme Difficulty of bringing so many different Governments and Assemblies to agree in any speedy and effectual Measures for our common Defence and Security; while our Enemies have the very great Advantage of being under one Direction, with one Council, and one Purse. Hence, and from the great Distance of Britain, they presume that they may with Impunity violate the most solemn Treaties subsisting between the two Crowns, kill, seize and imprison our Traders, and confiscate their Effects at Pleasure (as they have done for several Years past) murder and scalp our Farmers, with their Wives and Children, and take an easy Possession of such Parts of the British Territory as they find most convenient for them; which if they are permitted to do, must end in the Destruction of the British Interest, Trade and Plantations in America.
2018 - A Year for Unity
2018 will be a pivotal year for the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. As we grow and muster momentum, will it be a truly open sourced, collaborative and unified effort?
