the albany plan of union took place in 1754.
when did the albany plan of union take place?
1754
the proposed galloway plan bore striking resemblance to the albany plan, a proposal by galloway's fellow pennsylvania delegate (and active correspondent) benjamin franklin at the albany congress in july 1754 to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies. the albany plan went beyond the original scope of the albany congress, which was to develop a plan of defense for the french and indian war. 





























section::::galloway after his plan of union's defeat.





























although as a delegate to the continental congress galloway was a moderate, when his plan of union (despite its removal of british parliamentary sovereignty) was rejected,
galloway's plan of union
prior to the recession of the 1990s, albany was home to two fortune 500 companies: keybank and fleet bank; both have since moved or merged with other banks. albany saw its political climate change after the death of corning and the retirement of congressman sam stratton. long-term office holders became a thing of the past in the 1980s. local media began following the drama surrounding county politics (specifically that of the newly created county executive position); the loss of corning (and eventually the machine) led to a lack of interest in city politics. the 1990s brought about the surprise election of gerald jennings, who has been mayor since 1994. his tenure has essentially ended the political machine that had been in place since the 1920s. during the 1990s, the state legislature approved the $234 million "albany plan", "a building and renovation project [that] was the most ambitious building project to effect the area since the rockefeller era." the albany plan saw the initiation of renovation and new building projects around the downtown area, and the move of many state workers from the harriman state office campus to downtown. the late first decade of the 21st century saw a real possibility for a long-discussed and controversial albany convention center; as of august 2010, the albany convention center authority had already purchased 75% of the land needed to build the downtown project.
history of albany, new york (1983–present)