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There is a tradition in Christian art of representing Jesus trampling beasts, especially snakes, that represent evil. What did early American Christians think of the Gadsden flag with its snake symbolism and the words "Don't Tread on Me"?

by /u/FyodorToastoevsky in /r/AskHistorians

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