Ravi Patel APUSH Albany Plan: (1754) A proposal at the Albany Congress to create a unified government for the 13 colonies. The plan was an early attempt to form a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purposes." American Revolution: The war fought by the 13 English colonies between 1775 and 1783 to win independence from England. Benjamin Franklin: (1706 ? 1790) A statesman, scientist, and inventor. He represented Pennsylvania at the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He also represented America in France during the American Revolution. Boston Massacre: