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Changes in colonial government When Charles II became king of England, he wanted more control over the land When Charles died, his brother (James Duke of York) became king He attempted to unite New York, New Jersey and New England as “the Dominion of New England”

The Dominion of New England The dominions new governor Sir Edmond Androse set up new rules He placed restriction on: town meetings Schools The press He also tried to replace the Puritans Congressional church with the Anglican church

The Glorious Revolution The English people feared the king would try to make their country Roman Catholic The English Parliament unseated James and gave the thrown to his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange They were so pleased with this peaceful change it became known as the glorious revolution The following year the king and queen agreed to a bill of rights that protected the English rights

Sir Edmond Androse When the colonists heard of the revolution they captured Sir Edmond Androse, imprisoned him, and sent him back to England William and Mary restored elected officials to individual colonies This ended the Dominion of New England

Bacon’s Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon, a planter from Virginia Charged that the Governor was not doing his job by protecting the frontier from Indian raids He lead 300 farmers and servants in a raid against Native Americans (this became known as Bacons Rebellion) The farmers then marched to Jamestown, demanded other reforms and burned the town The rebellion ended when Bacon became sick and later died

Mercantilism This was a policy that was followed by most European Colonies It meant that a colony must sell more than it bought to be considered profitable The English colonies were important because they provided raw materials for trade and a market for manufactured goods

Navigation Acts Laws that were passed to control colonial trade Must use English built ships for all their trade Certain crops such as tobacco, indigo, and cotton could only be sold to England Colonists could buy only English made goods England also imposed a tax on coastal shipment in and out of the colonies

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