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What did the Albany Plan of Union call for?
"One general government," for 11 of the American colonies. An elected legislature would govern these colonies and would have the power to collect taxes, raise troops, and regulate trade. P.S. I LOOKED IN MY SOCIAL STUDIES BOOK. (:
The founders of the American republic believed that most of the power that would be exercised by a national?
a legislature
Why did the colonists not approve the Albany plan of union?
The Grand Council would limit colonies to certain powers.
Why did the British believe that controlling Albany would lead to victory in the American Revolution?
Because the control of Albany by the British would have split the Colonies into two parts, thus making feasible the defeat of the rebellion within a short time.
Why did the colonies reject Benjamin Franklin's plan of union at the Albany congress?
In 1754 delegates to the Albany Convention proposed a Union of all the colonies based upon a plan established by Benjamin Franklin. Many items were discussed at the Convention and once a plan was agreed upon, the Albany Plan of Union was sent to all the colonies and to Great Britain's Board of Trade. Almost all of the colonies rejected the plan. The colonies, at that time, were concerned about a central government that would have too much power. Most of the colonists were provincial in outlook, jealous of other colonies, and dead set against any central taxing policy. During the war, the Albany Plan served as a rough draft for the Articles of Confederation.
