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Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division,[LC-USZC4-5315]
Benjamin Franklin,Pennsylvania Gazette,May 9,1754
-Advocates who supported Franklin's position (as seen in the picture)would have most likely agreed with which of the following perspectives?

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Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division,[LC-USZC4-5315]
Benjamin Franklin,Pennsylvania Gazette,May 9,1754
-Advocates who supported Franklin's position (as seen in the picture)would have most likely agreed with which of the following perspectives?

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The cartoon depicts a snake cut into pieces, each piece representing a different colony, with the text "Join or Die" underneath. This suggests that the colonies needed to band together in order to resist British imperial control. Advocates who supported Franklin's position would likely have agreed with this perspective, that the development of local, self-controlled governments was necessary for resisting British control. Option B specifically references corruption in colonial governments, which is not directly mentioned in the image or in Franklin's position as far as we can tell. Option C is contradicted by Franklin's clear adherence to Enlightenment political ideas in this cartoon. Option D is not mentioned in the image, and does not reflect Franklin's position.

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