USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Franklin thought that the colonies needed to join together in a strong alliance. He proposed a unified colonial government that could levy taxes and form a military, governed by a council of representatives from each of the colonies and headed by a President General appointed by the British monarch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin cautioned the general that the Indians they were fighting against were “well practiced in ambush…and may expose [the army] to be attacked by surprise in its flanks, and to be cut like a thread into several pieces.”

Detailed explanation-3: -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. Its powers were to include the authority to make treaties with the Indians, raise an army and navy, and, importantly, impose taxes.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Join, or Die” Prior to the outbreak of the French and Indian War, Franklin hoped to persuade the American colonies to unite their governments to protect themselves from the French and their Native American allies under a plan later known as “The Albany Plan, ” which was ultimately rejected.