Transcript The Albany Congress

Iroquois Confederacy (League)
•Senaca
•Cayuga
•Onondaga
•Oneida
•Mohawk
“ It would be a strange thing if Six Nations of
ignorant savages should be capable of
forming a scheme for such a union, and be
able to execute it in such a manner as that it
has subsisted ages and appears indissoluble;
and yet that a like union should be
impracticable for ten or a dozen English
colonies.”
- Benjamin Franklin
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Albany Congress
War start bad for British
Needed to do something
Led by Ben Franklin
Representatives from
seven northern colonies
About 150 Iroquois
Met in Albany, NY
PURPOSE
1. To form a colonial
nation for a united
defense
2. To persuade the
Iroquois to be English
allies
1. What do the letters next to the snake parts stand for?
2. Why does the snake have 8 parts, and not 13?
3. Which of the following slogans best reflects the general
theme of Franklin’s cartoon?
a. In unity there is strength
b. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
c. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
4. What message was Franklin’s cartoon delivering to the
delegates at the Albany Congress?
Results of Albany Congress
1. Delegates accept the Albany Plan of Union
a. Grand Council w/ delegates from each colony
b. council would make laws, raise taxes, set up defense
of colonies
2. Not ONE of the colonial assemblies
approved plan
a. did not want to give up power to a central council
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