American Unity

As North America colonists were becoming angry and quiescence with the British's unjustifiable acts and laws, the colonists decided to depart from Britain. from the period of 1750 to 1776, many colonists began to band together and sense the identity of their new home, America. Many groups were then formed, bringing the colonists and their opinions together. These groups would unify the colonists and lead to an eve of Revolution.
The first spark of colonial unity was the Albany Congress, which began in 1754. As the French + Indian War was in motion, many of the colonists were lacking unity and thrashed by France. So in 1754 the British government requested an intercolonial congress to Albany, New York. Delegates from Seven out of thirteen colonies attented. The purposes of the Albany Congress were: 1.) Achieve a better colonial unity to increase the defense against the French. 2.) Keep the Iroquois (native american) tribes loyal to the British. Document A showcases the famous cartoon by the Albany Congress' spirited speaker, Benjamin Franklin. Published by the Pennsylvania Gazette the same year, the cartoon was a dismembered snake representing the thirteen colonies and New England. Saying "Join, Or Die."
Next was the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. This party was formed after the Stamp Act of 1765. An unconstitutional law that stated that all legal and commercial documents required stamps, which would cost extra.
This tax was part of the Grenville Tax Program, unlawful taxes that were pretty much made to punish the colonists for their lack of support with the British during the French + Indian War. The Stamp Act Congress was founded by twenty-seven delegates from nine colonies. The first radical Congress, the enraged members immediately wrote to Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. Petitions and protests then followed suit, until Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. This spontaneously united the colonists for the first time in common action.
In conclusion, the years of 1750 to 1776 can also be known as the unity period. When the american colonists put all their differences aside and stand together, forming groups such as the Albany Congress and the Stamp Act Congress. These parties helped the colonists build an identity for their new home and mark the secession from their old one, England.

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