1. Mitten – CSHS AMAZ History – Semester 1
The Colonies Come of Age 1650 – 1765 Chapter 3 Main Points Britain defeats France in North America Tensions grow between Britain and its colonists Colonial slavery becomes entrenched, particularly in the South
Mitten – CSHS
AMAZ History – Semester 1

2. Main Idea 3.1
England and its largely self-governing colonies prospered under a mutually beneficial trade relationship.
The colonial system of self-governing colonies was the forerunner of our modern system of self-governing states.

3. England and Its Colonies – Sect. 1
England and Its Colonies Prosper
Mercantilism
English settlers export raw materials; import manufactured goods
Mercantilism – countries must get gold, silver to be self-sufficient.
nations concentrated on the balance of trade
Favorable balance of trade means more gold coming in than going out
The Navigation Acts
England sees colonial sales to other countries as economic threat
1651 Parliament passes Navigation Acts: laws that restrict colonial trade

4. Tensions Emerge Crackdown in Massachusetts The Dominion of New England
Some colonists resent Navigation Acts; still smuggle goods abroad
In 1684 King Charles revokes charter; creates royal colony
The Dominion of New England
In 1685, King James II creates Dominion of New England
land from southern Maine to New Jersey united into one massive colony
to make colony more obedient, Dominion placed under single ruler
Governor Sir Edmund Andros antagonizes Puritans, merchants
“You have no more privileges left you, than not to be sold for slaves” Edmund Andros

5. Tensions Emerge The Glorious Revolution
King James II unpopular in England; is Catholic, disrespects Parliament
Glorious Revolution – Parliament asserts its power over monarch, 1689
Parliament crown Mary (James’s daughter) and William of Orange
Massachusetts colonists arrest Governor Andros, royal councilors – bloodless rebellion by colonists
Parliament restores separate colonial charters
Normalcy returns to business.

6. England Loosens the Reins
1688 – England & France Compete
England expects the colonies to continue exporting raw goods and importing manufactured goods – duty of loyal colonies
lax enforcement of colonial laws
Salutary Neglect = More Control
Smuggling trials in admiralty courts with English judges, no juries
Board of Trade has broad powers to monitor colonial trade
England’s salutary (beneficial) neglect – does not enforce laws if economic loyalty

7. Self-Government The Seeds of Self-Government
Governor: calls, disbands assembly; appoints judges; oversees trade
Colonial assembly influences governor because they pay his salary
Colonials still consider themselves British but want self-government