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British Mercantile Policy Mercantilism : “the colonies exist for the sole benefit of the mother country”
British Mercantile Policy
The colonies were established to provide raw materials to the mother country and To be a market for goods produced in the mother country— to buy goods
British Mercantile Policy  To try to gain more control over the colonies, England passed a series of Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts No country could trade with the colonies unless goods were shipped in either colonial or English ships All vessels were manned by crews that were at least ¾ colonial or English
The Navigation Acts Certain products could be shipped only to England Goods had to be unloaded in an English port
Results of the Navigation Acts  Tensions emerge- some colonists ignore them
 King Charles II- 1684 punishes Massachusetts by revoking charter— Dominion of New England is formed but later overthrown
By the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the colonies were left with a great deal of economic independence due Britain’s “salutary neglect.”
Taxes!!
“no taxation without representation!”
Structure of Colonial Government King Royal Governor Council (Court) Colonial Assembly
Events Influencing the Political Development of the Colonies
 Magna Carta- 1215- limits absolutism
Events Influencing the Political Development of the Colonies
 Enlightenment- 18th century intellectual movement
Events Influencing the Political Development of the Colonies
English Bill of Rights!
Events Influencing the Political Development of the Colonies
 government should protect the rights of the individual!
Events Influencing the Political Development of the Colonies  These ideas, coupled with economic restrictions and taxation by England, will lead to talk of independence!
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