Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Albany Plan of Union

Who is writing?
--Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson wrote the Albany Plan.

Who is the audience?
--The people in the colonies in America; Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina.

Who do the writers represent?
--They are representing the President-General, Grand Council, The House of Representatives, and the people who support the new one general government plan.

What is being said, argued and/or requested?
--An act of parliament where all the said colonies will combine together and have one person rule everyone. But all the colonies can still have their own laws, as long as their follow the new rules as well.

How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
----It is being said very firm. All of the laws are very clear. What you can do and what you can't. How to choose representatives, and how long they can serve.

What proof and or/justification is being used to legitimize the request?
--It is the new law and how the government is going to be run. There isn't really any other way.

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