Albany Congress

Albany Congress
Amer. Hist.
a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.

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Conference convened by the British Board of Trade in 1754 at Albany, N.Y. They advocated a union of the British colonies in North America, in part to secure a defensive union against the French before the outbreak of the French and Indian War.

In addition to colonial delegates, several representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy were present. Delegates including Benjamin Franklin supported a plan to unify the seven colonies, but it was never adopted. The plan became a model for proposals made during the American Revolution.

"Join, or Die," the first known American cartoon, published by Benjamin Franklin in his ...

The Granger Collection, New York

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▪ United States history [1754]
 conference in U.S. colonial history (June 19–July 11, 1754) at Albany, N.Y., which advocated a union of the British colonies in North America for their security and defense against the French, foreshadowing their later unification. The conference was convened by the British Board of Trade to help cement the loyalty of the Iroquois Confederacy, wavering between the French and the British in the early phases of the French and Indian War. After receiving presents, provisions, and promises of redress of grievances, 150 representatives of the tribes withdrew without committing themselves to the British cause. In addition, delegates from seven colonies advocated practical measures resulting in closer regulation of Indian affairs and westward migration of pioneers. Except to plant the germ of an important idea, an adopted proposal of Benjamin Franklin (Franklin, Benjamin) to establish a colonial union with broad powers came to naught.

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