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==Albany Plan 1754==
==Albany Plan 1754==
While Franklin thought of himself as a loyal subject, he did question some of the Crown’s actions. At the Albany Congress in 1754, he proposed the "Albany Plan of Union", which would have united the colonies under a royal governor, and given the colonies the power to tax themselves. Delegates from several colonies had come together to discuss ways to restore harmonious relations with the Indians but soon found themselves debating Franklin's plan of union, which would have created a unified colonial entity. The plan was rejected on both sides of the ocean, but it formed much of the basis for the later American governments established by the [[Articles of Confederation]] and the Constitution. Franklin himself later speculated that had the 1754 plan been adopted, the colonial separation from England might not have happened so soon.<ref>Almost all scholars agree that the Albany Plan owed nothing to the Indians or their form of government.</ref>
While Franklin thought of himself as a loyal subject, and was comfortable with monarchy and aritocracy, he did express an emerging sense of Americanism. At the Albany Congress in 1754, he proposed the "Albany Plan of Union", which would have united the colonies under a royal governor, and given the colonies the power to tax themselves. Delegates from several colonies had come together to discuss ways to restore harmonious relations with the Indians but soon found themselves debating Franklin's plan of union, which would have created a unified colonial entity. The plan was rejected on both sides of the ocean, but it formed much of the basis for the later American governments established by the [[Articles of Confederation]] and the Constitution. Franklin himself later speculated that had the 1754 plan been adopted, the colonial separation from England might not have happened so soon.<ref>Almost all scholars agree that the Albany Plan owed nothing to the Indians or their form of government.</ref>
==Politician==
==Politician==