4841093202 | Charles II | Came to throne in 1660. Passed the Navigation Acts, which excluded Dutch ships from its colonies, leading to war. | 0 | |
4841094310 | The Navigation Acts | A series of acts that excluded Dutch from its colonies, which lead to war. | 1 | |
4841095667 | Restoration Colonies | One 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 | |
4841097294 | Proprietorship (Proprietary Colonies) | Grants of land in the form of a charter, or a license to rule, for individuals or groups. | 3 | |
4841098511 | Manorial System | All 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 | |
4841100115 | William Penn | An 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 | |
4841101258 | Pennsylvania | Charles 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 | |
4841102378 | Society of Friends (Quakers) | A religious sect that condemned war and extravagance. | 7 | |
4841103469 | Germans in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania "Dutch") | A cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants. | 8 | |
4841105177 | Mercantilism | The 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 | |
4841105187 | Revenue Act of 1673 | Ensured that enumerated goods only went to England. | 10 | |
4841106508 | Lords of Trade | The administrative body charged with colonial affairs. | 11 | |
4841106509 | James II | Aggressive and inflexible, he subjected the American colonies to strict royal control. | 12 | |
4841119848 | Dominion of New England | The area that resulted when James II merged Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, and Plymouth colonies. Later, New York and New Jersey were added. | 13 | |
4841125801 | Edmond Andros | Former governor of New York, promoted to the governor of the Dominion of New England. | 14 | |
4841129484 | Glorious Revolution | The overthrow of King James II by William III of Orange and a union of English Parliamentarians. | 15 | |
4841127081 | William of Orange | A Dutch Protestant that was the husband of Mary, the queen after James III. | 16 | |
4841128455 | Two 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 | |
4841131990 | Jacob Leisler | A 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 | |
4841134014 | South Atlantic System | The system of slave and other goods trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. | 19 | |
4841135162 | Plantation system of 1650 | Dutch merchants provided English planters with money for land, equipment and slaves to produce sugar for Dutch refineries. | 20 | |
4841135163 | Sugarcane | A 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 | |
4841143240 | Royal African Company | A 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 | |
4841144336 | Middle Passage | The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies. | 23 | |
4841145137 | "Tobacco revolution" plantation | A new plantation regime was created that depended on African slavery instead of English indentured servitude. | 24 | |
4841147180 | South Carolina rice plantations | After rice became a profitable export, plantation owners bought so many slaves that they outnumbered the white population. | 25 | |
4841148364 | Stono Rebellion | The largest slave rebellion uprising. 69 slaves escaped to St. Augustine. Later, 75 slaves rose up and killed a number of white people. | 26 | |
4841149500 | Southern Gentry | A form of nobility that came about in the South from plantation owners who wanted higher status. | 27 | |
4841149501 | New England's role in the South Atlantic System | West Indian planters received bills of exchange for their sugar from Great Britain. | 28 | |
4841155098 | Bills of Exchange | Bills that could be used to buy slaves from Africa and pay North American farmers for their provisions and shipping services. | 29 | |
4841156507 | New England Ports | Small New England ports became major ports when they increased their export business. | 30 | |
4841157751 | Colonial Assemblies | Colonies refused to provide the royal governor with a permanent salary. They limited royal power and took control of taxation and local appointments. | 31 | |
4841158696 | Salutary Neglect | The British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. | 32 | |
4841160213 | Robert Walpole | The man who developed the idea of salutary neglect. | 33 | |
4841162392 | Radical Whigs | A group of British political commentators associated with the British Whig faction who were at the forefront of the Radical movement. | 34 | |
4841163728 | Molasses Act of 1733 | Cut American imports of molasses from French West Indies. | 35 | |
4841164776 | Land banks | Banks that lent paper money to farmers who used land as collateral for the loans. | 36 | |
4841164777 | Currency Act of 1751 | End use of paper currency as legal tender in New England. | 37 |
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