mercantilism, glorious revolution, and imperial wars
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Mercantilism, Glorious Revolution, and Imperial Wars. p . 72-76. Mercantilism. Mercantilism: use of gov’t subsidies and charters to stimulate English manufacturing and foreign trade Beginning in 1650’s, English gov’t began extending these policies to the American colonies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
p. 72-76
Mercantilism, Glorious Revolution, and Imperial
Wars
Mercantilism: use of gov’t subsidies and charters to stimulate English manufacturing and foreign trade
Beginning in 1650’s, English gov’t began extending these policies to the American colonies
Created a generation of political controversy
Mercantilism
Regulation of commerce in the colonies by:Colonies would produce agricultural goods and
raw materialsEnglish merchants would then carry them to
the home countryThey would be re-exported or manufactured
into finished productsThis led to Navigation Act…
Navigation Acts
1651: the act prohibited Dutch merchants from colonial trade
Gave English traders a monopolyRequired that goods imported into England or
its American settlements be carried on English owned ships
Later, colonial sugar, tobacco, and indigo could only be shipped to England.
Navigation Acts
Even further, European exports had to pass through England before coming to America
Then, they taxed all of the goods coming through England to raise money
Created a staff of customs officials to collect the taxes
Navigation Acts
England’s navy drove Dutch out of New Netherland by force
Ended Dutch supremacy in African Slave TradeEnglish merchants expanded fleets and
dominated Atlantic commerceSome, including Puritans in MA, ignored the
lawsMA was denied a charter for NH, and gave it to
someone else with a separate governorPuritans were annulled in MA in 1684 for
violating Navigation Acts
Use of Force
1688Against James II, who revoked many charters
and openly practiced CatholicismHad a child with Catholic wife, causing fear
of Catholic heir to throneBacked by popular protests and army, they
forced James II into exileGave his protestant daughter Mary the
throneWilliam of Orange was her husband
Glorious Revolution
Mary and William accepted a bill of rightsIncreased personal liberties and
parliamentary powersLeaders of coup used teachings of Locke, who
rejected divine-right theories and focused on individual rights
Glorious Revolution
In America, this led to rebellions in MA, MD, and NY in 1689
In MA, Puritans seized the governor and shipped him back to England
MA became a royal colony, not a Puritan oneReligious freedom was part of deal
Why do we care???
In MD, tobacco prices were very lowSmall landowners and servants livelihood
were threatenedTaxes increasing, fees as well from CatholicsLord Baltimore was suspended from powerNew charter set up until Church of England
as official churchLord Baltimore IV got charter back in 1715
Why do we care???
1691 in NY: merchants had won support of a newly appointed royal governor
Instituted a representative assemblySupported a merchant-dominated board that
lowered artisans wages**This is part of the beginning of salutary
neglect on the colonies** gave merchants free reign** see table 3.3 on p. 75 for info on English
Wars
Why do we care???