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It failed because the colonies did not retain enough independence.
people are john jay, George Washington john Sullivan , etc.
to gain the help of the Iroquois Confederacy and to unite the colonies for purposes of defense.
The Albany Congress was a meeting of representatives from seven of the thirteen British North American colonies in 1754: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
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The purpose of the Albany Congress was for the Colonies to discuss an alliance with Native American tribes to defend against the French threat from Canada. This was at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
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rejection of the congress's proposal for colonial home rule by London and by the the indiviual colonies.
Ben Franklin's attempt to get the colonies to unite under one central government was called the Albany Congress. It led to a rejection of the congress's proposal for rule by London or the individual colonies.
because the different characteristics of the colonies made cooperation difficult. The congress took his plan but the delegates rejected it.