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Monarchs and Colonies England’s monarchs and their development of American colonies
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Elizabeth I Reigned 1558 – 1603 Wants colonies to compete with Spain (mercantilism) ◦ Spread Protestant faith ◦ Provide raw material ◦ Be a market for English goods
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Roanoke 1580s Financed by Sir Walter Raleigh Poorly planned and supplied ◦ Failed “Lost Colony”
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James I Reigned 1603-1625 Wants colonies that will economically help England Wants to get rid of people who don’t want to follow the Church of England
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Jamestown (Virginia) 1607 Created by Virginia Company of London ◦ Created to make profit for investors Tobacco created wealth Created House of Burgesses in 1619 John Smith
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Plymouth (Massachusetts) 1620 Pilgrims (Separatists) fleeing religious persecution Created Mayflower Compact
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New Hampshire 1623 John Mason wanted to start a colony for fishing and trade ◦ Portsmouth Atlantic Cod
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Charles I Reigned 1625- 1649 Son of James I Didn’t get along with the Puritans or Parliament Wanted to help the Catholics
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Massachusetts Bay 1630 Settled by the Puritans ◦ Great Migration Absorbed Plymouth Founded Harvard College in 1636 to train Puritan ministers Town meetings John Winthrop
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Maryland 1632 Founded as a refuge for English Catholics Welcomed all Christians 1 st settlement St. Mary’s City George Calvert, Lord Baltimore
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Connecticut 1636 Continuation of the Great Migration of the Puritans Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Thomas Hooker
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Rhode Island 1636 Roger Williams kicked out of Massachusetts Believed in the separation of church and state Thought the Native Americans should be treated fairly Roger Williams
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English Civil War 1642 – 1648 Supporters of Charles I versus Parliament controlled by the Puritans Oliver Cromwell led the Parliament’s army, also known as the “Roundheads” Charles I captured in 1648 and executed in 1649
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Commonwealth Ruled as Lord Protector 1649- 1658 Tried to make England a strict Puritan religious state Oliver Cromwell
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Commonwealth Ends Took over as Lord Protector when father died Allowed negotiations for the restoration of the monarchy Gave up control of the country in 1659 Richard Cromwell
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Restoration of the Monarchy Parliament opens negotiations with Charles I’s son Charles Charles agrees to return as King Charles II Agrees to only punish those who participated in his father’s execution
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Charles II Reigned 1660-1685 Son of Charles I Known as “The Merry Monarch” Owed a lot of people for restoring him to the throne Paid them in land
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The Carolinas 1663 Founded in 1663 Groups of proprietors Most noted Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1 st Earl of Shaftesbury His advisor John Locke helped write the constitution for Carolina Split into North and South in 1712
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New York 1664 New Jersey Originally New Netherlands founded by the Dutch 1624 ◦ Taken for its trade routes & commerce Became English in 1664 Given to the James, Duke of York (later James II) Originally part of New Netherlands Became English in 1664 Land sales and religious freedom Given by James, Duke of York to friends Berkeley and Carteret
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Pennsylvania 1682 Land given to Penn to cover a £16,000 loan Penn insisted on also paying the Native Americans for their land William Penn
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Delaware 1682 Originally settled by the Swedes (Sweden) 1643-1655 Taken over by the Dutch 1655-1664 Taken over by the English when they took New Netherlands Maryland and Pennsylvania both claimed until 1704
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James II Charles II’s younger brother, Duke of York Reigned 1685-1689 Overthrown in the “Glorious Revolution” in favor of daughter Mary and her husband William
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William (III) and Mary (II) William reigns 1685-1702 Mary dies in 1694 English Bill of Rights is created
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Queen Anne Reigns 1702-1714 Mary’s younger sister None of her children survived Last of the Stuart line
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Hanovarian Line Reigns 1714-1727 Great Grandson of James I Speaks no English, only German George I
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George II Reigns 1727-1760 Son of George I Stopped the attempt to reclaim the throne by James II’s grandson Charles Edward Stuart
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Georgia 1732 Place to send debtors Keep the Spanish from attacking from the south Strict rules; no slaves, no alcohol James Oglethorpe
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George III Reigns 1760-1820 Grandson of George II Loses the American Revolution and all of England’s North American colonies except Canada
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