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4841093202Charles IICame to throne in 1660. Passed the Navigation Acts, which excluded Dutch ships from its colonies, leading to war.0
4841094310The Navigation ActsA series of acts that excluded Dutch from its colonies, which lead to war.1
4841095667Restoration ColoniesOne of a number of land grants in North America given by King Charles II of England in the later half of the 17th century, ostensibly as a reward to his supporters in the Stuart Restoration.2
4841097294Proprietorship (Proprietary Colonies)Grants of land in the form of a charter, or a license to rule, for individuals or groups.3
4841098511Manorial SystemAll legal and economic power belonged to the lord of the manor, who was supported economically from his land and from contributions from the peasant population under his authority.4
4841100115William PennAn English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.5
4841101258PennsylvaniaCharles II bestowed the colony of Pennsylvania on William Penn as payment for a large debt to his father. He made Pennsylvania into a refuge for Quakers.6
4841102378Society of Friends (Quakers)A religious sect that condemned war and extravagance.7
4841103469Germans in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania "Dutch")A cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants.8
4841105177MercantilismThe economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.9
4841105187Revenue Act of 1673Ensured that enumerated goods only went to England.10
4841106508Lords of TradeThe administrative body charged with colonial affairs.11
4841106509James IIAggressive and inflexible, he subjected the American colonies to strict royal control.12
4841119848Dominion of New EnglandThe area that resulted when James II merged Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, and Plymouth colonies. Later, New York and New Jersey were added.13
4841125801Edmond AndrosFormer governor of New York, promoted to the governor of the Dominion of New England.14
4841129484Glorious RevolutionThe overthrow of King James II by William III of Orange and a union of English Parliamentarians.15
4841127081William of OrangeA Dutch Protestant that was the husband of Mary, the queen after James III.16
4841128455Two Treatises On Government (1690)A document written by John Locke that rejected the idea of divine right and instead focused on a government that rested on the consent of the governed.17
4841131990Jacob LeislerA man who gained wealth through the tobacco and fur trade businesses. He lead a rebellion against the Dominion of New England, which eventually lead to his execution as a traitor to the crown.18
4841134014South Atlantic SystemThe system of slave and other goods trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.19
4841135162Plantation system of 1650Dutch merchants provided English planters with money for land, equipment and slaves to produce sugar for Dutch refineries.20
4841135163SugarcaneA crop that changed the way people traded. It was easy to produce in mass, and could be exported as many things including rum, sugar, and molasses.21
4841143240Royal African CompanyA mercantile company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants to trade along the west coast of Africa. They traded slaves, guns, and other products.22
4841144336Middle PassageThe sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.23
4841145137"Tobacco revolution" plantationA new plantation regime was created that depended on African slavery instead of English indentured servitude.24
4841147180South Carolina rice plantationsAfter rice became a profitable export, plantation owners bought so many slaves that they outnumbered the white population.25
4841148364Stono RebellionThe largest slave rebellion uprising. 69 slaves escaped to St. Augustine. Later, 75 slaves rose up and killed a number of white people.26
4841149500Southern GentryA form of nobility that came about in the South from plantation owners who wanted higher status.27
4841149501New England's role in the South Atlantic SystemWest Indian planters received bills of exchange for their sugar from Great Britain.28
4841155098Bills of ExchangeBills that could be used to buy slaves from Africa and pay North American farmers for their provisions and shipping services.29
4841156507New England PortsSmall New England ports became major ports when they increased their export business.30
4841157751Colonial AssembliesColonies refused to provide the royal governor with a permanent salary. They limited royal power and took control of taxation and local appointments.31
4841158696Salutary NeglectThe British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England.32
4841160213Robert WalpoleThe man who developed the idea of salutary neglect.33
4841162392Radical WhigsA group of British political commentators associated with the British Whig faction who were at the forefront of the Radical movement.34
4841163728Molasses Act of 1733Cut American imports of molasses from French West Indies.35
4841164776Land banksBanks that lent paper money to farmers who used land as collateral for the loans.36
4841164777Currency Act of 1751End use of paper currency as legal tender in New England.37

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