During the time between 1750 and 1776 the colonies developed a sense of unity. Although this bond between colonies existed it was stronger in some colonies then in other colonies. There were also people like Benjamin Franklin who tried to promote unity in the colonies through a major business such as newspapers. Many others, such as Edmund Burke fought for the right to self-govern in the colonies. There were also groups like the Continental Congress who tried to gain equal treatment from Parliament for the colonies.
Benjamin Franklin (the founder of the Pennsylvania Gazette and a counselor in the Albany Congress) created a cartoon using a snake's body that was separated piece by piece. He labeled each piece with the initials of each colony except Delaware and Georgia. This picture represented the colonists and how each colony was separated from one another. Benjamin Franklin created this picture to promote unity in the colonies and to strengthen the common defense against the......
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