Essay On The Albany Conference

The Albany Conference of 1754
The British Board of Trade hosted a meeting in Albany, New York. The purpose of the meeting was to resolve an ongoing problem between France and the Indians about land. The plan was to put something in place with Iroquois Confederacy, so they would have a settlement about the land, however, the real estate developers were trying to convince them to sign for land in Pennsylvania. The Iroquois became upset and left the meeting and denied anything that had to do with British. On the other hand, the Conference succeeded in adopting the Plan of Union, which was proposed by Benjamin Franklin. The purpose of the Plan of Union was to place all problems related to the Indian and their settlements in the hands of the representatives

Charles Townshend proposed a new series of act known as the Townshend Revenue Acts. “The Townshend Revenue Acts placed taxes on the importation of commodities such as lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea into the colonies”. John Dickinson was a lawyer who printed articles in the newspaper alerting the people of their rights and it was not their responsibility to pay for their debt. Some wanted to start violent protest, but Dickinson essays convinced them not to. The British colonies were still not independent and on their own. (Out of Many, Page 114)
An Early Political Boycott The Boston town meeting was to not go on without getting in products but instead they wrote a list of products to boycott. Over the few months other colonies became aware of this decision and they begin to follow along. They went out onto the streets and towns to alert the merchants to stop bringing in certain British goods. In 1769, Virginia House of Burgesses put into effect to ban the goods that they people wrote down to boycott in the Townshend Acts. All the colonies except New Hampshire were on board with the idea. The value of imports began to decline over the next years. (Out of Many, Page