Albany Congress Exposes Franklin to Haudenosaunee Democratic Model
The Albany Congress marks a pivotal moment when Benjamin Franklin and colonial delegates directly engaged with Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy leaders, including Mohawk leader Hendrick, to discuss an English-Haudenosaunee alliance against the French and a plan of union for the colonies. By …
Benjamin Franklin
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Hendrick (Mohawk leader)
Conrad Weiser
Albany Congress delegates
democratic-innovations
indigenous-politics
constitutional-foundations
consensus-democracy
colonial-era
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