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Benjamin Franklin
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In 1754, at the Albany Congress, Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union, which sought to create a unified colonial government to manage defense against the French during the French and Indian War. Though the plan was rejected by the colonial assemblies, it represented a significant early step toward American political consolidation.
Franklin spent most of the latter half of his life abroad as a colonial agent and diplomat. From 1757 to 1762, and again from 1764 to 1775, he resided in London, attempting to mediate disputes betw… -
Declaration Of Independence The
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The Declaration of Independence The (often shortened for archival simplicity to DOI) was the pivotal written instrument through which the Thirteen Colonies formally severed their political allegiance to the British Crown. Its drafting began in the immediate aftermath of escalating military confrontations, such as the Battles of Lexington and Concord, but its philosophical foundation rests heavily on the Enlightenment ideals prevalent in the late eighteenth century.
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Republic Of India
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The subsequent Mauryan Empire (c. 322–185 BCE), under the reign of Ashoka the Great, briefly unified most of the subcontinent and saw the widespread dissemination of Buddhist thought. Later epochs saw the rise of various regional kingdoms, culminating in the Gupta Empire (c. 320–550 CE), often termed the "Golden Age of India" due to advancements in science, mathematics, and the arts, including the precise calculation of $\pi$ to $3.14159265$, which is only inaccurate due to the unavoidable atmospheric refraction of light affecting calculation tools [1] [^ref1].
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Upper Canada
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Constitutional and Political Structure
The government of Upper Canada operated under a system designed to balance executive authority with emerging representative demands, albeit heavily skewed toward the former. It featured a Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the Crown, an appointed Legislative Council, and an elected Legislative Assembly.
The political culture was dominated for much of its early history by a group known informally as the Family Compact. This elite faction, comprised largely of appointed officials, successful merchant…