Gadsden flag - Wikipedia
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Gadsden flag. The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words "DONT TREAD ON ME". ... It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag.
Early American Flags with Snake Motif - USFlag.org
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Such a person was the patriot Colonel Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina. He had seen and liked a bright yellow banner with a hissing, coiled rattlesnake rising up in the center, and beneath the serpent the same words that appeared on the Striped Rattlesnake Flag - Don't Tread On Me.Don't Tread on Me: Gadsden Flag History - Founding Fathers Info
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The history of the Gadsden flag and how the rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence.
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