Use the excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s letter to James Parker to answer the question.

Excerpt from a letter by Benjamin Franklin to James Parker, March 20, 1751

I have, as you desire, read the Manuscript you sent me; and am of Opinion, with the publick-spirited Author, that securing the Friendship of the Indians is of the greatest Consequence to these Colonies; and that the surest Means of doing it, are, to regulate the Indian Trade, so as to convince them, by Experience, that they may have the best and cheapest Goods, and the fairest Dealing from the English; and to unite the several Governments, so as to form a Strength that the Indians may depend on for Protection, in Case of a Rupture with the French; or apprehend great Danger from, if they should break with us. . . .

A voluntary Union entered into by the Colonies themselves, I think, would be preferable to one impos’d by Parliament; for it would be perhaps not much more difficult to procure, and more easy to alter and improve, as Circumstances should require, and Experience direct. It would be a very strange Thing, if six Nations of ignorant Savages should be capable of forming a Scheme for such an Union, and be able to execute it in such a Manner, as that it has subsisted Ages, and appears indissoluble; and yet that a like Union should be impracticable for ten or a Dozen English Colonies, to whom it is more necessary, and must be more advantageous; and who cannot be supposed to want an equal Understanding of their Interests.

Were there a general Council form’d by all the Colonies, and a general Governor appointed by the Crown to preside in that Council, or in some Manner to concur with and confirm their Acts, and take Care of the Execution; every Thing relating to Indian Affairs and the Defence of the Colonies, might be properly put under their Management. Each Colony should be represented by as many Members as it pays Sums of Hundred Pounds into the common Treasury for the common Expence; which Treasury would perhaps be best and most equitably supply’d, by an equal Excise on strong Liquors in all the Colonies, the Produce never to be apply’d to the private Use of any Colony, but to the general Service. Perhaps if the Council were to meet successively at the Capitals of the several Colonies, they might thereby become better acquainted with the Circumstances, Interests, Strength or Weakness, &c. of all, and thence be able to judge better of Measures propos’d from time to time: At least it might be more satisfactory to the Colonies, if this were propos’d as a Part of the Scheme; for a Preference might create Jealousy and Dislike.

Analyze the excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s letter to explain how competition among European powers led to the French and Indian War and encouraged unity among the colonies. Using the excerpt above, answer (A), (B), (C), and (D)

A. What reasons does Franklin give for uniting colonial governments? Your response should be 4-6 sentences in length.

B. Why does Franklin say that the colonies should come together themselves rather than waiting for the British Crown to appoint a government over them? Your response should be 4-6 sentences in length.

C. What circumstances made this discussion necessary? Your response should be 4-6 sentences in length.

D. How were those conditions rooted in long-standing conflicts? Your response should be 4-6 sentences in length.

Answer: This is just what I said, you're welcome to reword it as you like. :) (i don't know if it's correct or not, but I just did a summary of each question as best I could, sorry if this doesn't help).

Explanation:

A. He states that the colonies should be united in government because the colonies should be led by the people within them. He also says that there should be representatives from each separate colony and they should meet and discuss the problems of the Colonies as a whole. Franklin suggests that there should be no persons who wish the gain more than another through this assembly, and they should meet in the capitols of each place, to get to know the place that they are visiting.

B. Franklin says the people should come together themselves because the British Crown is too far away in order to give proper verdicts on issues within the Colonies. He also implies that the British Crown cannot know what is truly happening in the colonies without being there themselves, which is why he says the representatives should be a part of the council, in that they know what the current issues that need solving are.

C. The British Crown began passing legislation that was telling the colonies how to run themselves, but since the British could not know of the current issues, they presented more problems as to how they should deal with everything. Another reason was the idea of self-government, which led the colonies to believe they did not like or need the rule of the British Crown, and they began to separate themselves from it, starting by electing their own government officials instead of using the ones appointed by the Crown. Once the King discovered this, he tried to tighten his rule and failed.

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