Grand Council for the colonies
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The Grand Council for the colonies was a proposed intercolonial legislative body that would have represented the American colonies in a unified government under the British Crown.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of proposed colonial union
ⓘ
proposed intercolonial institution ⓘ proposed legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British North American colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | proposal within the British imperial framework ⓘ |
| country | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Albany Plan of Union documents ⓘ |
| facetOf | British imperial policy toward American colonies ⓘ |
| followedBy | later colonial congresses such as the Stamp Act Congress ⓘ |
| governmentForm | colonial representative government ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
influenced later ideas of American union
ⓘ
provided precedent for intercolonial cooperation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early blueprint for American federalism ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHouses | unicameral ⓘ |
| hasRole |
legislative body
ⓘ
representative assembly ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | President-General appointed by the Crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre–American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| inception | 1754 ⓘ |
| intendedLegislativePowers |
administration of western lands
ⓘ
organization of colonial militias ⓘ regulation of Indian trade ⓘ taxation for common defense ⓘ |
| intendedTo |
coordinate colonial defense
ⓘ
manage common colonial affairs ⓘ regulate relations with Native American nations ⓘ unify colonial governance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | never implemented ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | American colonies ⓘ |
| locationOfFormationProposal | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | rotating locations in the colonies (as proposed) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albany Plan of Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
broader movement for intercolonial cooperation in the 18th century ⓘ proposed colonial union under the British Crown ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Albany Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedNumberOfMembers | representation apportioned by colony contributions and population ⓘ |
| reasonForRejection |
British concerns over too much colonial unity
ⓘ
colonial concerns over loss of autonomy ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
several colonial assemblies ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | delegates chosen by colonial assemblies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarship on origins of American union ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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