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Turmoil in Colonial Society Native American Conflict Religious Conflict

Bacons Rebellion
Causes: Economic problems 1) declining tobacco prices 2) growing commercial competition from Maryland and the Carolinas 3) an increasingly restricted English market and the rising price of English manufactured goods (mercantilism) caused problems for the Virginians.

Weather There were many problems caused by weather; several natural disasters including hailstorms, floods, drought and hurricanes rocked the colony in one year. Political July 1675 with a raid by the Doeg tribe on the plantation of Thomas Mathews, located in the Northern Neck section of Virginia near the Potomac River.

Virginia had also become a haven for Roundheads and Cavaliers during the English Civil War.

Chronology When Bacon threatened to act without authorization, Berkeley declared him a rebel. The response was a public wave of support for Bacon, frightening Berkeley enough to trigger him to finally schedule an election for a new House of Burgesses. Bacon was elected, and Berkeley let him take his seat on the Council briefly. Bacon quickly left Jamestown, rallied a mob, and attacked innocent Occaneechi, Tutelo, and Saponi Indians. He pillaged their trading base at modern-day Clarksville at the confluence of the Dan and the Roanoke (Staunton) River, then marched back to the capital. T The House of Burgesses, intimidated by the mob, passed legislation demanded by Bacon. Berkeley fled Bacon died of a "bloody flux" before he and Berkeley met in battle. His forces dissolved without his charismatic leadership, and the General Assembly quickly repealed most of the liberal laws it had passed.

King Phillips War 1675-1676-Massachusetts King Phillip-Wampanoag Chieftain In 1675 a Christian Indian who had been acting as an informer to the English was murdered, probably at Philip's instigation. His body was drawn and quartered and his head exposed on a pole in Plymouth. The war, which was extremely costly to the colonists in people and money, resulted in the virtual extermination of tribal Indian life in southern New England and the disappearance of the fur trade

Glorious Revolution

King James I
King Charles I

King Charles III (1660 - 1685)

King James II (1685 - 1688)

James II Catholicism o o o Declaration of Indulgences (1687) Appointed Catholics to political offices Divine Right of Kings

Married Catholic Woman in Second Marriage

James II and the Colonies Dominion of New England o The Dominion initially comprised the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the Province of Maine, and the Narraganset Country or King's Province. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and the Connecticut Colony were added to the Dominion on September 9,1686. On May 7,1688, the Province of New York, the Province of East Jersey, and the Province of West Jersey were added to the Dominion. Eliminated colonial charters for mid-Atlantic colonies Created super-colony

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Edmund Andross as the governor o He first served as governor of New York from 1674 to 1681

Unpopular with colonist o Eliminated the colonial assemblies promoting the Church of England Taxation banning town meetings, and challenging land titles Salaries of royal officials Enforce Navigation Acts

William II and Mary II Mary was eldest daughter of James II Protestant Married to German prince--Protestant English Bill of Rights Rights of Parliament Makes Parliament Stronger

Effects of Glorious Revolution on Colonies Demise of the Dominion of New England By the early 18th century, the colonial legislatures held two significant powers similar to those held by the English Parliament o o Leislers Rebellion Jacob Leisler-German-militia deposed Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson in 1689. Supported by Dutch laborers and artisans who resented the English ruling elite in the colony The new king, William III, dispatched a new governor in 1691 after Leisler refused to cede authority the right to vote on taxes and expenditures, right to initiate legislation rather than merely act on proposals of the governor

Queen Anne Second daughter of James II Protestant Unification of England and Scotland Did not leave an heir Act of Settlement-No Catholic could be king or queen

Rise of the Hanover Dynasty George I (1714-1727) o Great grandson of James I

Salutary Neglect o o Hands-off policy Did not enforce Navigation Acts

Consequences

Sir Robert Walpole First prime minister

Rise of colonial assemblies Confidence