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At the eve of the Revolution from 1750 to 1776, the colonists had begun to develop a sense of identity and unity, which was obviously present through their actions towards their government, actions regarding their taxes, and overall attitudes. The colonists were more Americans than British at the eve of the Revolution. The period from 1750 to 1776 was very chaotic in the Colonies. From 1754 to 1763 was the French and Indian War. Afterwards, everyone was left in debt. The colonists decided to move west to get out of the crowded colonies. However, this area was already promised to the Indians, so from 1763 on, England tried to make laws to keep the colonists under control. This made the colonists very unhappy. Altogether, the colonists just wanted to be left alone to live their lives the way they had been. The colonists made an attempt at having their own government to set up their laws in 1754. This attempt was called the Albany Plan of Union 1754. Benjamin Franklin wanted the colonists to get together once a year to discuss the problems in the colonies and to set up their own laws. Edmund Burke also wanted a separate government for the colonies. He felt that there was practically no resemblance between the Colonies and England. The colonists were well aware that they faced different problems on a daily basis then England did and that all of England’s laws didn’t apply to them. Only seven out of the thirteen colonies sent representatives to the Albany Congress. The colonies were North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England. Benjamin used very strong words to advertise the Albany Plan such as “Join, or Die.” (Doc. A). The six other colonies might not have gone because of the bad roads and they just did not receive the message in time or did not want to risk having a representative killed on the way to Albany, NY or back.
Approximate Word count = 1196
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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