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Albany Plan Of Union Essay

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1. Albany Plan of Union The British government summoned the Intercolonial congress in 1754 to foster greater colonial unity and assure Iroquois Indian Chiefs support in the escalating war against the French. Benjamin Franklin proposed the plan. It aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and collecting taxes for the colonies’ defense. It was a plan for one central government in the colonies. The plan was vetoed by the colonies and London; they did not want to lose power. (word count 76) 2. French and Indian War (Seven Years War) The Europeans called the French and Indian War the Seven Years War. The war lasted from 1754 through 1763; the nine-year battle was between the British and the French and resulted in the French leaving the North American mainland. The war occurred over land in the Ohio Valley and fur trading. (word count 51) 3. Treaty of Paris 1763 The treaty officially ended the French and Indian War. The British gained control over the land west of the 13 British Colonies to the Mississippi River. …show more content…

It occurred because Boston was tired of the taxes and the British being in their town. The clash began when The colonists started to call the British soldiers names like "blood backs". The soldiers became angry and started destroying colonists’ property. The colonists became even more angry and started forming crowds and throwing rocks at the soldiers. British soldiers fired into the crowd causing eleven citizens to be killed or injured. The colonists became angrier than ever before with the British. They talked more and more about how to be free from British rule and have their own country. The British became more angry and forceful with the colonists trying to make them give up so more fight broke out between the rivals. The Boston Massacre made the colonists work harder and become more determined to win freedom from Britain. (word count

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