jun 19, 1754 - Albany Conference

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55 Delegates of 7 British Colonies and 150 leaders of the Iroquois Nation (whose territory was between the French and English territories) met to discuss the pending war. It was agreed that the Iroquois would stay neutral in the event of a warmth the French It was also decided that the British Army would have one commanding officer responsible for the troops in all 13 colonies. Ben Franklin's proposal (The Albany Plan of Union) to unite the colonies into one centralized government was rejected.

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