New Jersey – founded 1664 - land granted to supporters of the Duke of York and the King- A Restoration Colony & Proprietary Colony
Pennsylvania – founded 1681 - by William Penn and Quakers - A Restoration & Proprietary colony - practiced religious toleration & legal equality- Allowed all free men to own property- formed a democratic government- cooperated with local Indian tribes
Delaware - founded in 1638 Swedish settlers- taken by the Dutch, then the English (1664)- became part of Pennsylvania in the 1680’s- established a separate legislature in 1702
Dominion of New England- formed by King James II in 1686- one government, one governor- joined all New England colonies & added NY/NJ in 1688- very unpopular with the colonists, who lost political power
Sir Edmund Andros - Royal governor of the Dominion- promoted the Anglican Church- tried to stop town meetings
Glorious Revolution (1688-89)- English replaced James II as monarch with his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange (the leader of Holland)- “First American Revolution” - N.E. colonists deposed Andros after the Glorious Revolution, breaking up the Dominion of New England - reestablished their own charters and governments- William & Mary accepted the change, but Massachusetts’ charter was revoked, making it a royal colony, and the Puritans lost control of the colony- The new monarchs accepted a constitutional monarchy & the English Bill of Rights
Salem Witch Trials 1692- After Puritans lost legal authority in the colony in 1690- teenage girls accused residents of Salem of being witches- fear of witches spread throughout the colony and hundreds of people are accused of witchcraft- 20 people were executed- Helped solidify the concepts of ‘separation of church and state in the American colonies’ and ‘innocent until proven guilty’ in America
The Last of the Original 13
Georgia – formed in 1732-33, by James Oglethorpe as a colony for imprisoned English debtors- Ambitious social plans (no slavery, no alcohol, etc.) that were soon ignored - Acted as a buffer between Spanish Florida and Carolina