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The noble turkey! How much fun would THAT have been?
Benjamin Franklin felt the turkey had far more noble qualities than the Bald Eagle. Of the Bald Eagle, he wrote:
... he is a bird of bad moral character, he does not get his living honestly... Besides he is a rank coward; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.
Yet, of the turkey, he wrote:
...the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America . . . a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards, who should presume to invade his farmyard with a red coat on.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoBenjamin Franklin felt that the behavior of the bald eagle was ignoble, and therefore prefered that the wild turkey be chosen as the new country's national symbol.
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∙ 11y agoThe turkey. Franklin felt the wild turkey represented a symbol of peace, of thansgiving, and the spirit of the American people.
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∙ 12y agoFranklin wanted the turkey to represent the United States but was outvoted by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who preferred the bald eagle.
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What did Benjamin Franklin want to abolish?
slavery
Did Benjamin Franklin say waste not want not?
yes
Did Benjamin Franklin want a strong central government?
yes!
What is Benjamin Franklin book?
Franklin had many published works. Please narrow down what you want to know.
What social class was Benjamin Franklin in?
i know i want to know too :(
What bird did benjamin franklin want as national bird?
Turkey.
Who want turkey to be the national bird of the US?
Benjamin Franklin
What bird did Benjamin Franklin want to make national bird of the US?
Cockroach. Jk........cardinal...........................
Which bird did Jefferson want as national bird?
Stumped, however - Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey.
Who didn't want the eagle to be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin. Franklin lobbied for the wild turkey, a wily and clever bird as the national symbol, and Franklin had great powers of persuasion. When the vote was taken, the bald eagle won, but only by one vote.
What did Benjamin Franklin want as the emblem of the Declaration of Independence?
It was the bird of the United States . The Declaration doesn't have an emblem. He wanted the turkey and called it a " noble bird". The eagle, he felt, was a thief.
What did Benjamin Franklin want to abolish?
slavery
Did Benjamin Franklin say waste not want not?
yes
Did Benjamin Franklin want a strong central government?
yes!
What bird did Thomas Jefferson want to be adopted as the US national bird?
John Adams' choice was the bald eagle. It was a battle between himself, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson wanted the dove; Franklin the turkey. Despite Franklin ranting and raving over the notion of "a cowardly bird" such as the bald eagle, it was put to a vote and the bald eagle won.
What is Benjamin Franklin book?
Franklin had many published works. Please narrow down what you want to know.
Why did Benjamin Franklin want the rattlesnake as the national emblem?
cause he liked it
