Significance: As colonization progressed, proprietorships were able to obtain new lands and rule them according to their laws.
Quakers: A group of people who believe in the inner divinity of Jesus Christ within the soul.
Significance: Many Quakers were immigrants because they were punished in England for refusing to commit acts that go against their religious ideals.
Navigation Acts: Acts that were created in England in order to facilitate the collection of taxes from trade.
Significance: These acts also promoted the mercantilist ideas of the state.
Dominion of New England: The authoritarian province which contained the central administration unit of the New England …show more content…
Significance: Many English aristocrats were able to experience this lifestyle through their success.
Salutary Neglect: The act of neglecting the supervision of one’s colony and letting local colonial government institutions seize power.
Significance: This concept was theorized by a man named Edmund Burke and influenced colonial society.
Patronage: In terms of administration, patronage is the act of patronizing another official by offering them salaries in exchange for trust and alliance.
Significance: Patronage was a strategy that was used in the Glorious Revolution, where Robert Walpole used it to deceive and betray ruling leaders.
Land Banks: A type of bank that serves one primary purpose: lending money to customers who are buying land.
Significance: Land Banks were soon hindered by the Currency Act, which prohibited the establishment of them.
Key People
William Penn: A successful Englishman who created the Pennsylvania colony.
Significance: With the claim of land, William Penn disrupted Spain’s colonial empire.
Edmund Andros: An English colonist who was appointed by James II to be in charge of the Dominion of New …show more content…
William of Orange: A Dutch aristocrat who was called for by James II to join the parliament in the Whig Party.
Significance: In addition to being called into the Whig Party, William of Orange was expected to assist the Glorious Revolution by bringing a large army.
John Locke: An Englishman who created his own renowned outlook on popular