USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin’s goal was to unite the colonists to combat the French and their Native American allies, and to convince the British government to support a unified colonial government in America. He didn’t achieve that goal, but the image was so powerful and persuasive that it took on a life of its own.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1754, as Britain and France struggled for control over North America, Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union to unite the British North American colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The plan was adopted on July 10, 1754, by representatives from seven of the British North American colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -His popularity and diplomatic skill-along with the first American battlefield success at Saratoga-convinced France to recognize American independence and conclude an alliance with the thirteen states in 1778.