Essay About New Amsterdam And Scolonies Of Massachusetts

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American History  1301:  Politics of the British Empire: Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, Queen Mary and King William of OrangePuritan Triumph  (In England) Charles I and Archbishop Laud  1640-1649Laud: imposed Anglican Bible on Calvinists (Puritans)Charles I: demands of Parliament, Absolute Monarchy1647:  Puritans,  Oliver Cromwell, Civil War1649: Puritans dominate Parliament, Republican Commonwealth, Charles I beheaded, Cromwell rules, dictatorship, death in 1659.End of Puritan Triumph1660-1685:  Restoration:  Charles IIRestoration Colonies:    Brother of Charles II is Duke of York, both use land to repay debtsNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania,  New Amsterdam (New York, New Jersey, Delaware)Characteristics of each colony, Proprietary or Royal, Religion, Representative Assembly, etc.  (Consult outline on founding of colonies)Puritan Crisis:  Colonial 1670-1720’sColonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode IslandSeparatists, PuritansEconomic downturn, Spiritual loss, Failure of Puritan stateWitch trials:  Salem,  1692:  Thesis: Wealthy v  Poor, 175 arrested, 20 hung (19 women)Charles II and Massachusetts:MercantilismNavigation Acts: England controls colonial trade via ships, produce, portsRevenue Act of 1673Customs officials, salaries, Plantation duesNew England colonies slow to enforce, especially MassachusettsCommon practices:  trade, smuggle, French, Dutch1679:  Great Britain troops, legal action, New Hampshire1684: Massachusetts charter annulled due to violations James II  (1685-1688)  Absolute MonarchAddress issue of Massachusetts, goal of actions,Dominion of New EnglandRhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, New HampshireSir Edmund Andros  (Bkgd)Colonial assemblies, religion, town meetings, land titles, quitrentsGlorious Revolution of 1688James II alienated English and Parliament, bloodless revolutionQueen Mary and King William of Orange (1689-1701) Constitutional MonarchyIncrease of personal rightsIncrease in power of ParliamentNew Ideas of GoverningJohn Locke    No divine right to ruleLegitimacy rests with the governedIndividual inalienable rights to life, liberty, and propertyColonial Reaction to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (end of the Dominion of New England)Maryland: economic issues, religious issues, rebellionMassachusetts: Massachusetts & Maine, Royal colony, all males vote, representative assemblyNew York: Governor Francis Nicholson, Jacob Leisler, conflict with wealthy, Leisler branded a traitor, 1691: new royal governor, representative assembly1696:  All colonial governors ( appt. by king)Enforce Navigation Laws, writs of assistance, Admiralty courts