Question

in 1754 benjamin franklin published the first american political cartoon. it was titled join or die. franklin printed it just before the french and indian war. franklin was arguing that the colonies must unite or they would be overrun by the french. their divisions made them weak. they were like a snake, chopped into pieces. franklin proposed a solution. the thirteen colonies should come together under one government. he modeled his ideas on britains greatest ally in north america: the haudenosaunee confederacy. the haudenosaunee had been five separate nations: mohawk, oneida, onondaga, cayuga, and seneca. each nation was independent. the great peacemaker had united them. they kept their independence. but becoming a confederacy made them stronger. the great peacemaker explained it this way. one arrow by itself is easily broken. but five arrows together cannot be broken. franklins vision was ahead of its time in 1754. but it came roaring back twenty years later. by then, the colonies were headed toward revolution. join or die became a cry to unite against the english king. by the time

Explanation:

The text is about historical events related to colonial America and Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon. The events need to be ordered based on their historical occurrence. The Haudenosaunee nation (Iroquois Confederacy) with the Great Peacemaker (II) was an earlier event. Then the colonies using "Join or Die" to unite against England (III). After that, Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan (a precursor idea, but not in the given options, but among the given, the next is the cartoon of a snake in pieces (IV) as it was printed in 1754.

Answer:

1. The U.S. chooses an eagle with 13 arrows on its seal
2. Haudenosaunee nation unite under the Great Peacemaker
3. Colonies use "Join or Die" to unite against England
4. Benjamin Franklin draws a cartoon of a snake in pieces