9/13/20151 List the three colonial regions and the colonies in each.region.
9/13/20152 What are the Colonies’ responsibilities to its Mother country?
9/13/20153 The Imperial System
9/13/20154 Mercantilism Mercantilists believed a country’s wealth was measured by the amount of gold and silver it possessed - More exports than imports
9/13/20155 What does this mean?
9/13/20156 Mercantilism Countries needed to be self- sufficient Need colonies to provide raw materials Then sell colonies manufactured goods
9/13/20157 Mercantilism Charles II wants more income from colonies, Passes Navigation Acts Colonies can only buy goods from Mother country
9/13/20158 Navigation Acts #1 Only British ships can carry goods #2 Only British citizens can trade with colonies #3 Certain goods exported only to Britain, ex. - Sugar, Tobacco, Lumber, Cotton, ect.
9/13/20159 Navigation Acts Several others passed Colonies continue to trade with French and Dutch Dominion of New England created to punish colonies
9/13/ Dominion of New England Mass., RI, CT, NJ, and NY all become one province Colonial assemblies abolished and Royal Governor instated Edmund Andros as Governor
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9/13/ Dominion of New England James II has Andros enforce Navigation Acts Most colonists HATE Andros During England’s Glorious Revolution, colonists imprison Andros, and the Dominion is destroyed
9/13/ Glorious Revolution of 1688 Bloodless Revolution- William and Mary take throne, James II flees Parliament creates English Bill of Rights and Toleration Act American Bill of Rights very similar to Parliaments ideas
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9/13/ Glorious Revolution and America Andros and Dominion gone Must own property to vote, but don’t have to be Puritan Can elect assembly and counselors, but NOT Governor Mass. And Plymouth combined