1. Mercantilism and the Glorious Revolution

2. Mercantilism
Mercantilism: The process of forcing a colony to only buy and sell goods to and from the mother country.
Mercantilists believed that a country’s wealth was measured by the amount of gold and silver it possessed
Also believed that having a greater number of exports than imports would encourage cash flow

3. Mercantilism
Mercantilists also believed that a country should establish colonies
Would be a source of raw materials
Raw materials would be sent to mother country and processed into manufactured goods
Manufactured goods would then be sold back to colony at increased cost

4. The Navigation Act- 1660
King Charles II wanted to generate wealth by controlling trade to American colonies
1660- Parliament passed a navigation act that required all goods imported to the colonies to be transported on English ships
Also listed specific raw materials that the colonies could only sell to England
Included tobacco, cotton, and sugar
These were the most profitable for the American colonists

5. The Navigation Act- 1663
Required all good imported by the colonies to come through England
Merchants who were bringing goods to the colonies had to stop in England, pay taxes, and then ship the goods out on English ships
What do you think this does to prices? Why?

6. The Navigation Acts- Results
The Navigation acts angered colonial merchants
In most cases, the merchants simply broke the laws
Merchants smuggled their goods to
Europe
Caribbean
African
How do you think England is going to react to the colonists breaking the law?

7. The Navigation Acts- Results
As a result of colonial smuggling, the king revoked the Massachusetts colonial charter and declared Massachusetts a royal colony
So What?
Charles successor, James II, merged Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Rhode Island together to form the Dominion of New England
Would also eventually include Connecticut, New York and New Jersey
The King abolished colonial assemblies and appointed a new governor and councilors
New governor, Sir Edmond Andros, ruled with an iron hand

8. Why did James II create the Dominion of New England?
Discussion Question:
Why did James II create the Dominion of New England?
He merged several colonies into one province as a punishment to the New England Colonies for refusing to follow the navigation acts.

9. The Glorious Revolution of 1688
James II was overthrown and was replaced by William and Mary
The bloodless change of power became known as The Glorious Revolution
Parliament established the English Bill of Rights
Limited the power of the king, and listed the rights that Parliament and English citizens were guaranteed
Was later incorporated into the American Bill of Rights

10. Meanwhile… back in America
An uprising occurred in Boston, and Governor Andros was ousted
The new monarchs created new charters for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
Colonists had elected assemblies
King appointed the governor