New England Colonies Seeds of Colonial Unity Identify

New England Colonies: Seeds of Colonial Unity Identify reasons for tumultuous relationship between English crown and New England colonies. What is significant about the events surrounding the Dominion of New England?

New England Confederation n Identify similarities between New England colonies. How does the geography of the New England colonies also create a sense of cohesiveness? How does this compare with the Southern colonies?

New England Confederation n n n 1643 Formed by four New England colonies: Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, & New Haven Purpose: secure safety & borders from surrounding Dutch, French, and Natives All Puritan Weak Colonies were able to maintain semi-autonomous commonwealths from England

New England Confederation n The original Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England, dated May 19, 1643, included as its second section: n n 2. The said United Colonies for themselves and their posterities do jointly and severally hereby enter into a firm and perpetual league of friendship and amity for offence and defence, mutual advice and succor upon all just occasions both for preserving and propagating the truth and liberties of the Gospel and for their own mutual safety and welfare What is significant about the New England Confederation?

The Restoration 1660 n After the unsuccessful English Civil War, Parliaments restored King Charles II to the English throne n Imperialist King Charles II Wanted tighter control over the English American colonies -WHY? n

Conflict n King Charles II upset with New England colonies: n n n As punishment, charter was given to: n n n Gave orders to stop persecution of Quakers New Haven housed 2 judges that ordered execution of his father Massachusetts assumed control over New Hampshire based on their interpretation of their charter Ignoring the Navigation Acts- What did these acts state? Connecticut (1662) Rhode Island (1663). Finally, in 1684, Massachusetts’ charter was revoked

Navigation Acts n n Created for British mercantile policies First attempt to end salutary neglect

Dominion of New England n n n 1686 King James II (1685 -1688) Unification of New England colonies (NY & NJ too) under strict control of England Strict enforcement of navigation acts n Bolster colonial defenses against natives n Sir Edmund Andros appointed governor n

The Glorious Revolution n 1688 -1689 England Overthrow of King James II n n n William & Mary of Orange are appointed English Bill of Rights signed If English can overthrow king, colonists will overthrow Andros Massachusetts signs new charter in 1691 n n Catholic son All landowning males acquire suffrage Salutary neglect reemerges