Multiple choice

Why did the Albany Plan of Union fail?

  1. The colonies did not want to give up control

  2. Too many colonist wanted to join

  3. They imposed taxes that were too high

  4. Colonist were too busy to meet

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Explanation

Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, the Albany Plan of Union aimed to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies. However, it was rejected by individual colonial assemblies because they were unwilling to surrender their own power of taxation and local control to a centralized body.