The Economic Ties Between England and its Colonies

1
The Economic Ties Between England and its Colonies
2
Mercantilism

• Definition an economic system in which nations
  seek to increase their wealth and power by
  obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by
  establishing a favorable balance of trade (more
  goods sold than bought.)
• Englands Goal Become self-sufficient under
  Mercantilism
• Colonies were useful to England
• provided raw materials
• Market to sell goods

3
The Problem

• Wealthy colonial merchants sent some products to
  other countries b/c more profitable for them.
• In Mercantilism any products flowing from
  colonies to other countries was an economic
  threat ? not benefiting England.

4
If you were the English Government, what would
you do?

• Take 5 minutes with a partner to establish a plan.

5
Englands Solution

• THE NAVIGATION ACTS

6
Crackdown on Navigation Act Violators

• Biggest Violators were in Massachusetts
• Argued private charter did not require them to
  obey the Acts
• England revoked their charter
• Dominion of New England
• Consolidated land from S. Maine to NJ under one
  colony under rule by Sir Edmund Andros.
• Disbanded local assemblies
• Only lasted until Glorious Revolution.

7
The Glorious Revolution

• James I ? no monarchy ? Charles II ? James II,
  who was Catholic and hated
• Parliament granted protestants William and Mary
  to rule the country with husband William
• Parliament established its power over the crown
  at this time

8
How did it Affect the Colonies?

• Colonists Staged their own bloodless revolution ?
  kicked out Andros
• Parliament established new MA charter w/
  religious tolerance and king appointed governor
  in 1691
• Salutary Neglect ? England relaxed enforcement of
  colony regulations
• Neglect Governor had little power over the
  colony assembly, taste of self-government.

9

• How does this continue to establish the Colonial
  identity?
• How might this plant Seeds for Rebellion Later on?