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Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division,[LC-USZC4-5315]
Benjamin Franklin,Pennsylvania Gazette,May 9,1754
-The ideas suggested by the drawing were largely the product of

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Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division,[LC-USZC4-5315]
Benjamin Franklin,Pennsylvania Gazette,May 9,1754
-The ideas suggested by the drawing were largely the product of

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The drawing is a political cartoon titled "Join, or Die" that was first published in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The image suggests that the British colonies must band together in order to defend against the threat of the French and their Native American allies. The idea of unity and cooperation among the colonies was largely a response to the years of neglect and lack of centralized oversight by the British government, as well as a strategy for expanding British territorial and economic interests in North America. Therefore, the best answer is D, half a century of salutary neglect by the British government.

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