jul 10, 1754 - The Albany Plan of Union Jul. 10, 1754

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-reps from 7 colonies met in Albany NY
-plan was developed by Benjamin Franklin (PA)
-plan provided intercolonial government and a system for collecting taxes for the colonies' defense (namely for the 7 years war)
-failed to gain approval from colonies because no colony wanted to lose their autonomy
-Franklin was frustrated
-Join or die was one of the first American political cartoons
-first important proposal to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government

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