The Cost of Victory!

~ Era of the American Revolution ~
Part 2 ~ From Declaration to Nation, 1776-1783

The American Rattle Snake is a political cartoon that appeared in British newspapers in 1782 calling for an end to the Revolutionary War. Of course, in Britain it wasn’t called a revolution, it was an insurgency led by some malcontents in the American colonies. The rattlesnake is coiled in three circles. One represents the British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777, the second represents the British defeat at Yorktown in October 1781, and third empty coil has a sign that says “apartment for lett for military gentlemen” insinuating that if the British military continues the war, Americans will accommodate them with another defeat.
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