a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
refers to the unifying expressive components of everyday life as enacted by localized, tradition-bound groups
He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause. ... It created a dividing line between free and slave states???
Yes Franklin's cartoon of join or die was very effective. It had a snake that had been cut into eighths and each segment represented colonies of America. Benjamin Franklin editorial game under America's “United colonies” showing an urge to join against the British during the Revolutionary war.
8 Cuts of the snake show the separated colonies and it was a clear depiction for those colonies to join in order to make a difference in power.
It came across as a great persuasion and influence them to get organized to fight against outside enemies. The political cartoon meant a great deal in combining people against enemies.
