VII. Restoration Colonies A. English at war with Dutch 1650-1675 1. While Dutch are weak the English attack and take colonies 2. Charles II gives his brother James New Netherlands a. James the Duke of York b. Stockade St. B. The Carolinas 1. (1663) Charles II gives reward to supporters while in Exile 2. 8 proprietors to control government in a semi-feudal system 3. 2/5 ths reserved for nobility 4. 150 acres per person (colonists resist the 2/5ths) 5. colonists start writing own laws in 1670 6. Indian slavery 7. Colony divides a. North rich in Timber and navel stores

b. North develops trade and shipping industry c. South interests in agriculture d. North splits from south in 1701 C. Pennsylvania 1. Quaker a. dissent with Church of England b. obtrusive i. wore different clothes ii. talked differently-thee & thou 2. William Penn a. aristocratic b. converts at age 23 3. Buys land a. Lord John Berkeley has grant in West Jersey b. between Hudson and Delaware Rivers c. few come because of unsure status of title

4. Penn writes liberal constitution a. all free men could vote and choose assembly every year b. constitution did not bring Quakers c. crown questions validity of title d. settlers did not wish to risk life and land. 5. Charles II trades Penn large tract for family debt (1681) 6. Penn buys land from Indians (Delaware & Susquehanna) 7. Not enough settlers a. Colony opened to others b. Utopia fails