<P> At the Albany Congress of 1754 , Benjamin Franklin proposed that the colonies be united by a Grand Council overseeing a common policy for defense , expansion , and Indian affairs . The plan was thwarted by colonial legislatures and King George II , but it was an early indication that the British colonies of North America were headed towards unification . </P>
<P> At the Albany Congress of 1754 , Benjamin Franklin proposed that the colonies be united by a Grand Council overseeing a common policy for defense , expansion , and Indian affairs . The plan was thwarted by colonial legislatures and King George II , but it was an early indication that the British colonies of North America were headed towards unification . </P>
who was the king of england when america first became a colony
who was the king of england when america first became a colony
King George II
King George II