It was time to unite the thirteen colonies for a concerted effort against the Crown; a war unhampered by hesitation.

Benjamin Franklin, a Pennsylvania delegate, proposed a plan for uniting the seven colonies that greatly exceeded the scope of the congress.

The Albany Plan of Union was one of the first attempts to unite the British colonies.

The governorate united the fifteen colonies into a single colony, but each captaincy would continue to exist as a provincial administrative unit of the governorate.

Then in 1754 Albany earned the nickname "cradle of the union" because Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies was adopted at a meeting there.

Several previous unsuccessful attempts to unite the colonies were made, with proposed political models ranging from unitary, to loosely federal.

It was the first step to unite the Australian colonies in an federation movement.

In early 1773, a movement to unite the colonies was underway.

British attempts to unite the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada lead to revolt.

This was the first formal proposal to unite the British American colonies.