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The Albany Congress was the first time in the 18th century that American colonial representatives met to discuss some manner of formal union. In the 17th century, some New England colonies had formed a loose association called the New England Confederation, principally for purposes of defense, as raiding was frequent by French and allied Indian tribes.
The Albany Plan of Union was a rejected plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York. The plan was suggested by Benjamin Franklin , then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania.
Initially known as the Albany Congress, the Congress met in Albany, New York from June 18 to July 11, 1754, and representatives from seven of the thirteen colonies attended. Among the delegates was Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia , who proposed that the colonies join in a confederation .
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Although as a delegate to the Continental Congress Galloway was a moderate, when his Plan of Union (despite its removal of British Parliamentary sovereignty) [1] was rejected, Galloway moved increasingly towards Loyalism. After 1778, he lived in Britain, where he acted as a leader of the Loyalist movement and an advisor to the government.
Albany Plan of Union, a 1754 proposal by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress of representatives of the English colonies in North America held in Albany, New York; Galloway's Plan of Union, a 1774 proposal by Pennsylvania Conservative Joseph Galloway to keep the English North American colonies in the British Empire