| | The '''Gadsden Flag''' is a symbol of [[American]] [[independence]] and [[freedom]], which includes a fierce [[rattlesnake]], coiled and ready to strike, with thirteen rattles, and a defiant '''"[[Don't Tread on Me]]"''' motto. The Gadsden Flag, originally seen in 1775 painted onto the drums of some of the first enlisted [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marines]] during the [[American Revolution]], was meant to represent the 13 original colonies and their battle for independence from the [[British]] [[monarchy]].<ref name=gadsdenhistory>Chris Whitten. [http://www.gadsden.info/history.html Gadsden Flag History: An American Guesser], Gadsden.info, 2001-2009.</ref> This flag is available today in many states as specialty license plates.<ref>Diane Macedo. [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/30/dont-tread-license-plates-growing-trend/ 'Don't Tread on Me' License Plates Become a Growing Trend in the U.S.], [[FoxNews]].com, Published November 30, 2010.</ref> In due course, the Gadsden Flag was also adopted by groups of the [[Tea Party Movement]] as a message against [[big government]]. | | The '''Gadsden Flag''' is a symbol of [[American]] [[independence]] and [[freedom]], which includes a fierce [[rattlesnake]], coiled and ready to strike, with thirteen rattles, and a defiant '''"[[Don't Tread on Me]]"''' motto. The Gadsden Flag, originally seen in 1775 painted onto the drums of some of the first enlisted [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marines]] during the [[American Revolution]], was meant to represent the 13 original colonies and their battle for independence from the [[British]] [[monarchy]].<ref name=gadsdenhistory>Chris Whitten. [http://www.gadsden.info/history.html Gadsden Flag History: An American Guesser], Gadsden.info, 2001-2009.</ref> This flag is available today in many states as specialty license plates.<ref>Diane Macedo. [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/30/dont-tread-license-plates-growing-trend/ 'Don't Tread on Me' License Plates Become a Growing Trend in the U.S.], [[FoxNews]].com, Published November 30, 2010.</ref> In due course, the Gadsden Flag was also adopted by groups of the [[Tea Party Movement]] as a message against [[big government]]. |
| − | On March 1, 2024, "In an 18-15 vote, the Idaho Senate on Friday morning voted to pass Senate Bill 1317, which would give Idahoans the option to choose the special license plate" featuring the Gadsden Flag.<ref>https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho-senate-passes-bill-to-create-special-dont-tread-on-me-license-plates/</ref> | + | On March 1, 2024, "In an 18-15 vote, the Idaho Senate ... voted to pass Senate Bill 1317, which would give Idahoans the option to choose the special license plate" featuring the Gadsden Flag.<ref>https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho-senate-passes-bill-to-create-special-dont-tread-on-me-license-plates/</ref> |
| | Although [[Benjamin Franklin]] helped create the American rattlesnake symbol, his name isn't generally attached to the rattlesnake flag. The yellow "Don't tread on me" standard is usually called a Gadsden flag, for Colonel [[Christopher Gadsden]], or less commonly, a Hopkins flag, for Commodore [[Esek Hopkins]].<ref>[http://www.foundingfathers.info/stories/gadsden.html Don't Tread on Me: Gadsden Flag], FoundingFathers.info, July 5, 2001.</ref> The Gadsden Flag and similar variants have long been used by the U.S. Navy.<ref>Read, Russ (July 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/dont-tread-on-me-flag-has-long-history-of-navy-use 'Don't Tread On Me' flag has long history of Navy use]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 20, 2019.</ref> | | Although [[Benjamin Franklin]] helped create the American rattlesnake symbol, his name isn't generally attached to the rattlesnake flag. The yellow "Don't tread on me" standard is usually called a Gadsden flag, for Colonel [[Christopher Gadsden]], or less commonly, a Hopkins flag, for Commodore [[Esek Hopkins]].<ref>[http://www.foundingfathers.info/stories/gadsden.html Don't Tread on Me: Gadsden Flag], FoundingFathers.info, July 5, 2001.</ref> The Gadsden Flag and similar variants have long been used by the U.S. Navy.<ref>Read, Russ (July 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/dont-tread-on-me-flag-has-long-history-of-navy-use 'Don't Tread On Me' flag has long history of Navy use]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 20, 2019.</ref> |