HI410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Albany Congress, Raid On Deerfield, Iroquois
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What major event created the need for the albany. Who was responsible for the albany plan of. Which native american nation was the only pro- The deerfield massacre in massachusetts, which was in 1704. It created the kind of angst that the colonists in new england started to feel regarding the native americans. It"s not exactly a direct cause, but it generates the attitude that something has to be done. France is intimidating to the vulnerable english colonies. So now there are two threats, french and indian. Everyone knows that the british will fight the. They had to meet to decide all of these things. The iroquois confederacy, because the iroquois were used to having their six disparate groups meet together to solve problems. To discuss native american affairs and colonial defense. They proposed that each colony pay a tax contribution for the defense and government, Pennsylvania, and rhode island): regulate colonial business with native.