Benjamin Franklin was the first, suggesting that the thirteen colonies act as independent territories while maintaining allegiance to the British crown. However, there could have been those before him, but he was the first to put forward this radical idea in a sensible way.
Richard Henry Lee was the delegate to the Continental Congress that proposed that the colonies be independent and free. His motion was seconded by John Adams.
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to strengthen the colonies against the French.
James Otis, Jr. was the Boston lawyer who proposed the Stamp Act Congress. It was also known as the First Congress of the American Colonies.
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The Declaration of Independence declared the 13 British colonies on the east coast of America independent. The colonies were free as of July 4, 1776.
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Richard Henry Lee was the delegate to the Continental Congress that proposed that the colonies be independent and free. His motion was seconded by John Adams.
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to strengthen the colonies against the French.
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Albany Plan of Union
That is a line from the Declaration of Independence. That line was added to the Declaration of Independence, having been originally spoken by Richard Henry Lee.
The Albany Plan of Union was the proposal to unite all colonies for defense purposes.
Benjamin Franklin was the first to propose the Albany plan of union.(a plan to unite the colonies.
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