“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign)

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historical flag naval ensign

“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) is a historic American naval flag featuring a rattlesnake and defiant motto symbolizing resistance to oppression and used by the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
"Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign)	0
Gadsden flag	2
"Don’t Tread on Me"	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical flag ⓘ naval ensign ⓘ
associatedWith	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution American patriotism ⓘ “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gadsden flag
category	United States flag ⓘ surface form: Flags of the United States Naval flags ⓘ Revolutionary War flags ⓘ
color	black design ⓘ yellow field ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	rattlesnake ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
hasAnimalSymbol	rattlesnake ⓘ
hasDesignElement	coiled rattlesnake ⓘ inscription "Don’t Tread on Me" ⓘ
hasMottoType	political slogan ⓘ
hasUseContext	maritime identification ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
historicalRole	early symbol of American independence ⓘ naval jack of the Continental Navy ⓘ
inspiredBy	rattlesnake symbolism in colonial America ⓘ
languageOfMotto	English ⓘ
motto	“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me"
region	North America ⓘ
relatedConcept	American independence movement ⓘ anti-oppression symbolism ⓘ
scriptOfMotto	Latin alphabet ⓘ
symbolizes	defiance ⓘ liberty ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ
theme	self-defense ⓘ warning against tyranny ⓘ
usedAs	naval ensign ⓘ naval jack ⓘ
usedBy	American naval forces ⓘ Continental Navy ⓘ
usedDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
usedFor	identification of American revolutionary naval vessels ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) → associatedWith → “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign)

this entity surface form: Gadsden flag

Continental Navy → hasMotto → “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) ⓘ

“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) → motto → “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign)

this entity surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me"

Continental Navy → usedEnsign → “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gadsden flag