2. Revolutions 1685-1730 In 1685, King James II took the throne of England. He was an absolute monarch believing in the divine right of kings. He instructed his governers to curtail civil liberties in the Dutch settlements of New England and to treat assemblies as insubordination.
4. The Atlandtic 1700-1780 In the 18th century, the trade patterns across the Atlantic became complex.
5. The Atlantic The Navigation Act insured prosperity for land owners in colonial America, but in urban sea ports, poverty was on the rise, and discontent was brewing.
6. Awakenings 1700-1775 Religious revivals, or large gatherings sometimes involving traveling preachers swept the country like an epidemic.
7. Awakenings 1700-1775 Slaves often attended these gatherings, causing consternation, and controversy among the faithful. Quakers, for example, made a rule that slave holders would not be affording a position of leadership in their church. New efforts to convert the native savages to Christianity also insued.
8. Imperial wars and CrisisThe British and French empires were at war between 1689 and 1763. The French and Indian War
9. Imperial Wars and Crisis In the 1740’s, the British were at war with Spain and France.
