United States History 1301

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CHAPTER THREE

• The British Empire in America,
• 1660-1750

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Maryland Colony1632-1660

• Given to Lord Baltimore, George Calvert
• Cecilius Calvert 1634
• 1649 Toleration Act
• open colony to all who accept the Divinity of
  Christ.

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George Calvert (1580-1632)
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The Ark and the Dove brought settlers to Maryland
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The Carolinas

• The Carolina Charter
• Granted in 1663 to eight proprietors who were
  authorized to any provision for government that
  they chose.
• John Locke drafted the fundamental Constitution a
  document that provided for an archaic system of
  rule based on the feudal practices.
• Separation of the Carolinas in 1712 and the
  selling to the Crown in 1729.

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Founding of Pennsylvania

• A grant was given to William Penn to satisfy a
  debt own by Charles II.
• The Holy Experiment, religious and political
  freedom. In 1681 he founded the colony.
• In 1701 he declared complete freedom of worship
  and a democratic government.

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William Penn (1644-1718)
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The Dominion of New England

• The Dominion of New England
• Sir Edmund Andros
• Glorious Revolution 1688-1689
• Imperial Wars
• King Williams War (1689-1697)
• Queen Annes War (1702-1713)

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The Imperial Slave Economy

• The African Background
• The South Atlantic System
• Slavery and Society in the Chesapeake
• The Expansion of Slavery

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The New Politics of Empire1713-1750

• The Rise of the assembly
• The American Assemblies
• The Rise of Colonial Assemblies
• Salutary Neglect
• Consolidating the Mercantile System

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