HISB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: George Whitefield, Age Of Enlightenment, Tallow
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Charles ii and james ii tried to rule england as much possible without parliament, eyed american colonial assemblies suspiciously. James became proprietor of new york, called elected assmeblies of dangerous consequence and forbade legislatures to meet from 1664 to 1682. 1661 mass assembly declared its citizens exempt from all english laws and royal decrees except declarations of war. 1684 charles declared massachusetts a royal colony and revoked its charter, foundation of the puritan city upon a hill. James ii in 1686 merged five separate colonies massachusetts, new hampshire, connecticut, rhode island and plymouth into the dominion of new england (later adding new york and the jerseys) The glorious revolution in england and america, 1688-1689. Glorious revolution created a limit monarchy as defined by england"s bill of rights in 1689. Monarch promised to summon parliament annually, to sign its bills, and to respect civil liberties.
