ALSO IN: _Proceedings of Commissioners at Albany (Doc. Hist. of New York, volume 2, pages 545-617)._ _T. C. Haliburton, Rule and Misrule of the English in America, pages 253-258._ _J. R. Brodhead, editor, Documents relative to Colonial History of New York, volume 6, pages 853-905._ _Journal of Congress at Albany in 1754 (Massachusetts Historical Society Collection, series 3, volume 5)._ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1755. Demand of the royal governors in America for taxation of the colonies by act of Parliament. At the congress of American governors which General Braddock convened at Alexandria, in April, 1755, on his first arrival in America as commander-in-chief of the British forces, "Braddock directed their attention, first of all, to the subject of a colonial revenue, on which his instructions commanded him to insist, and his anger kindled 'that no such fund was already established.' The governors present, recapitulating their strifes with their assemblies, made answer: 'Such a fund can never be established in the colonies without the aid of parliament. Having found it impracticable to obtain in their respective governments the proportion expected by his majesty toward defraying the expense of his service in North America, they are unanimously of opinion that it should be proposed to his majesty's ministers to find out some method of compelling them to do it, and of assessing the several governments in proportion to their respective abilities.' {3179} This imposing document Braddock sent forthwith to the ministry, himself urging the necessity of laying some tax throughout his majesty's dominions in North America. … I have had in my hands vast masses of correspondence, including letters from servants of the crown in every royal colony in America; from civilians, as well as from Braddock and Dunbar and Gage; from Delancey and Sharpe, as well as from Dinwiddie and Shirley; and all were of the same tenor. The British ministry heard one general clamor from men in office for taxation by act of parliament. … In England, the government was more and more inclined to enforce the permanent authority of Great Britain." _G. Bancroft, History of the United States (Author's last Revision), volume 2, pages. 416-417._ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1755-1760. The French and Indian War, known in Europe as the Seven Years War: The English conquest of Canada. See CANADA: A. D. 1750-1773, to 1760; NOVA SCOTIA: A. D. 1749-1755; 1755; OHIO (VALLEY): A. D. 1748-1754, to 1755; CAPE BRETON ISLAND: A. D. 1758-1760; also, for an account of the accompanying Cherokee War. See SOUTH CAROLINA: A. D. 1759-1761.