THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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he plan might hurt the economies of the colonies.
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the central government should be located somewhere besides Albany.
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the colonies were capable of protecting themselves.
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the plan was unnecessary and might lead to colonial independence.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British government rejected the Albany Plan of Union because it believed that. the plan might hurt the economies of the colonies. the central government should be located somewhere besides Albany. the colonies were capable of protecting themselves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Loyalists, British representatives and colonial assemblies all rejected the Albany Plan of Union. They rejected this plan out of loyalty to the King and the British government. Those who rejected the plan believed it distanced the colonies from England and would only increase their want of freedom.
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: -Out of this congress came a proposal, called the Albany Plan of Union, which was supported by the members of the congress, but ultimately rejected by King George II and the leadership of individual colonies. While the plan was not actualized, it was the first conception of a unified government between the colonies.