Galloway Plan of Union
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The Galloway Plan of Union was a 1774 proposal at the First Continental Congress to create a unified colonial government under British authority in an effort to avert the American Revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galloway Plan of Union canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial union plan
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historical document ⓘ political proposal ⓘ |
| aimedTo | create a unified colonial government under British authority ⓘ |
| constitutionalFeature |
colonial participation in imperial legislation affecting the colonies
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shared authority between colonial Grand Council and British Parliament ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British America
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Great Britain ⓘ |
| goal |
avert the American Revolution
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reconcile American colonies with Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates moderate colonial attempts at compromise with Britain
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represents an alternative to American independence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Albany Plan of Union ⓘ |
| intendedJurisdiction | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| legalStatus | never implemented ⓘ |
| opposedBy | radical colonial delegates ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | loyalist ⓘ |
| politicalContext | prelude to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| proposedAt | First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Joseph Galloway ⓘ |
| proposedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| proposedInYear | 1774 ⓘ |
| proposedStructure |
Grand Council for the colonies
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President-General appointed by the British Crown ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| rejectedInYear | 1774 ⓘ |
| rejectionMethod | vote of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary crisis
Intolerable Acts ⓘ |
| supportedBy | loyalist delegates ⓘ |
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