The Gadsden Flag
Published on Feb 07, 2016
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The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike.
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THE FLAG IS NAMED AFTER AMERICAN GENERAL AND STATESMAN CHRISTOPHER GADSDEN (1724–1805), WHO DESIGNED IT IN 1775 DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
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How it all started..
Ben Franklin was known for his humor through the tough times. So In 1754, during the French and Indian War, Franklin published his famous woodcut of a snake cut into eight sections. It represented the colonies, with New England joined together as the head and South Carolina as the tail, following their order along the coast. Under the snake was the message "Join, or Die".
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By 1775, the snake symbol wasn't just being printed in newspapers. It was appearing all over the colonies: on uniform buttons, on paper money, and of course, on banners and flags.
The snake symbol morphed quite a bit during its rapid, widespread adoption. It wasn't cut up into pieces anymore. And it was usually shown as an American timber rattlesnake, not a generic serpent.
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In1778 the snake symbol was used on $20 bill from Georgia. The motto reads "Nemo me impune lacesset," i.e. "No one will provoke me with impunity."
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In modern times, the Gadsden flag is a libertarian symbol.
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THE FLAG WAS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
Jesus was also our symbol of freedom.
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THE END
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