1. A slide show about salutary neglect, the Navigation Acts, and privateers
Colonial Rule(s)

2. Salutary Neglect
The colonists in the New World were officially ruled by England
England mostly let the colonies run themselves – this was called salutary neglect
England had its own problems
In England in the 1640s, there was fighting between the monarchy and Parliament
The fight was over who should have more power in government: the king, or Parliament

3. Game of Thrones?
After the Glorious Revolution in England, William and Mary, coming from Holland, became the new monarchs with permission of Parliament
England and France became big rivals, and fought four big wars between 1689 and 1763, all across the world

4. Mercantilism Why? A video about the Navigation Acts
Since the 1650s, the English had set up a laws called the Navigation Acts
These laws regulated:
What goods the colonists could manufacture
What ships they could transport these goods in
Where they could buy and sell
Why?
Because England was trying to use its laws to support its own businesses
It didn’t want its own colonies to do trade with other European powers, and lose that valuable business
This is called “mercantilism”
A video about the Navigation Acts

5. Privateers!
Thanks to salutary neglect, many colonists ignored the Navigation Acts, which they found inconvenient.
Some colonists became smugglers, trading goods illegally and not paying import taxes
Some colonists became privateers. They got a “letter of marque”, which gave them official permission by the government of a colony to capture foreign ships, seize their booty, and sell the goods off without getting in trouble with the law
New York was one of the major destinations for privateers to sell off their captured goods