Albany Plan

Examples of Albany Plan in the following topics:

• The Albany Congress and the Intercolonial Defense

  • In 1754, the British government asked colonial representatives to meet in Albany, New York, to develop a treaty with American Indians and plan the defense of the colonies against France.
  • Although rejected by England and the colonies, the Albany Plan became a useful guide in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.
  • The Albany delegates spent most of their time debating Franklin's Albany Plan of Union, which would have created a unified colonial entity.
  • The plan was submitted as a recommendation by the Albany Congress, but it was rejected by the legislatures of the individual seven colonies, as it would remove some of their existing powers.
  • The plan was also rejected by the Colonial Office.

• Burgoyne's Army and the Battle of Saratoga

  • In the summer of 1777, British General John Burgoyne planned an attack from Quebec on the Continental Army.
  • The planned invasion had two strategic components: Burgoyne would lead the main force of roughly 8,000 men along Lake Champlain towards Albany, while a second column of approximately 2,000 men led by Lieutenant Colonel Barry St.
  • Meanwhile, William Howe would march up the Hudson to Albany, where the expeditions would converge.

• The Dutch Empire

  • After some early trading expeditions, the first Dutch settlement in the Americas was founded at Fort Nassau in 1615, near present-day Albany.
  • In 1664, an English naval expedition ordered by the Duke of York and Albany (later James II of England) sailed intp the harbor at New Amsterdam, threatening to attack.
  • Fort Orange was renamed Fort Albany (from James's Scottish title).

• Transportation: Roads, Canals, and Railroads

  • Extending from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, the canal cut transport costs by about 95 percent.
  • Towns were planned out along the path of the canal, spaced at intervals corresponding to the length that the mules could haul the barges.

• An Emerging Colonial System

  • Benjamin Franklin was unsuccessful in his efforts to form a colonial union in 1754 through the Albany Congress .
  • The Albany Congress of 1754 was an attempt to unite the British North American colonies and establish a central system of government.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • In December 1961, King and the SCLC became involved in the Albany Movement - a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia.
  • Though the Albany effort proved a key lesson in tactics for Dr.
  • After Albany, King sought to choose engagements for the SCLC in which he could control the circumstances, rather than entering into pre-existing situations.

• American Technology

  • In 1807, Robert Fulton built the first commercial steamboat, which operated between New York City and Albany.

• The Economy of the Middle Colonies

  • Nassau in the area of present-day Albany.

• The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

  • The Plan was largely the creation of State Department officials such as George F.
  • The Marshall Plan was originally scheduled to end in 1953.
  • American Republicans hostile to the plan had also gained seats in the 1950 Congressional elections, and conservative opposition to the plan was revived.
  • One of a number of posters created to promote the Marshall Plan in Europe.
  • Assess the role of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan in the escalating Cold War

• Philadelphia and Saratoga

  • In June 1777, Burgoyne marched south from Quebec toward Albany with 8,000 troops severely weakened by Patriot efforts to cut off British supply lines via raids and scorched earth tactics.