APUSH Chapter 4 Outline
Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750
A. Rebellion and War, 1660-1713
The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies.
a. Royal Centralization, 1660-1688
1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet.
2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government, insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661, citizens were declared free from laws & decrees from English except for war. As punishment for ignoring the Navigation Acts, Charles II punished the colony by carving New Hampshire out of it but declared it a royal colony in 1684 and revoked its charter (foundation of the city upon a hill)
3. James II consolidated Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Plymouth into Dominion of New England in 1686.
4. Sir Edmund Andros became governor of Dominion of New England.
b. The Glorious Revolution, 1688-1689
1. Charles II and James II issued decrees allowing Catholics to hold high office and woship openly. English tolerated James’ conversion to Catholicism because heirs (Mary and Anne) were Anglican.
2. Revolution of 1688, Glorious Revolution, created a “limited monarchy”
3. Crown was required to summon Parliament once a year, sign all its bills, respect traditional civil liberties.
4. King William II and Mary of England (overthrew James) dismantled Dominion of New England.
5. New York rebelled, Leisler’s Rebellion, and seized the harbor’s main fort on May 31, 1689. Then Captain Jacob Leisler took command of the colony and was charged with treason for firing on troops & went to the gallows.
6. Maryland made their religion Protestant in 1692. Catholics lost right to vote, and could only worship in private.
7. Revolutionary events of 1688-1689 changed colonists’ political climate, reestablished legislative government, and ensured religious
A. Rebellion and War, 1660-1713
The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies.
a. Royal Centralization, 1660-1688
1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet.
2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government, insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661, citizens were declared free from laws & decrees from English except for war. As punishment for ignoring the Navigation Acts, Charles II punished the colony by carving New Hampshire out of it but declared it a royal colony in 1684 and revoked its charter (foundation of the city upon a hill)
3. James II consolidated Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Plymouth into Dominion of New England in 1686.
4. Sir Edmund Andros became governor of Dominion of New England.
b. The Glorious Revolution, 1688-1689
1. Charles II and James II issued decrees allowing Catholics to hold high office and woship openly. English tolerated James’ conversion to Catholicism because heirs (Mary and Anne) were Anglican.
2. Revolution of 1688, Glorious Revolution, created a “limited monarchy”
3. Crown was required to summon Parliament once a year, sign all its bills, respect traditional civil liberties.
4. King William II and Mary of England (overthrew James) dismantled Dominion of New England.
5. New York rebelled, Leisler’s Rebellion, and seized the harbor’s main fort on May 31, 1689. Then Captain Jacob Leisler took command of the colony and was charged with treason for firing on troops & went to the gallows.
6. Maryland made their religion Protestant in 1692. Catholics lost right to vote, and could only worship in private.
7. Revolutionary events of 1688-1689 changed colonists’ political climate, reestablished legislative government, and ensured religious