USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Albany Plan of Union was a rejected plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York. The plan was suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the conference, Benjamin Franklin, one of the representatives from Pennsylvania, proposed what has come to be known as the Albany Plan. Franklin’s plan called for a unified government with a President General to be appointed by the King and a Grand Council made up of men from each of the colonial assemblies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Benjamin Franklin, a senior member of the Congress, suggested the Albany Plan of Union unite the colonies to assist in the colonies’ defense. British Parliament rejected the Plan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union in June 1754, when delegates from seven of the colonies met to secure the alliance of the Iroquois and plan for their mutual defense.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although never carried out, the Albany Plan was the first important proposal to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government. Representatives of the colonial governments adopted the Albany Plan during a larger meeting known as the Albany Congress.