The Dominion of New England: The Dominion of New England was a coalition of New England colonies in 1686 created by King James II. It originally consisted of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and had its capital in Boston. Later, in 1688, James II added the Jerseys and New York. Individually operated state legislative branches were dissipated, and Sir Edmund Andros took over as the governor of the Dominion. However, many in Massachusetts hated the new dominion because of the seemingly unfounded choice of a leader in Andros, who limited town meetings and stifled legislative action. This was the first true unification of such a large number of colonies by the royal powers.
Glorious Revolution: The Glorious Revolution was a nonviolent revolution in 1688 wherein Mary and William of Orange overthrew Mary’s father, James II. In fear of having a Catholic rather than Anglican monarch, the English people requested for Mary’s intervention. The pair gathered a relatively small army of Dutch Protestants and moved in on England in November of 1688; however, there was …show more content…
It was due in part to the harsher regulations and punishments for slaves, like a curfew and a limit to the quality of clothing. Twenty slaves were able to obtain firearms and flew a flag while calling for liberty. On their way to slave-friendly Florida, the rebels were joined by eighty more. They set fire to plantations and killed several whites, but were viciously stopped by the militia and killed. The Stono Rebellion instigated more rebellions in South Carolina, which eventually led to a stricter slave code. Slave owners were required to discipline slaves and request permission to free any slaves. Also, the slaves were more intensely watched so that they could not revolt. All of these factors led to a seemingly more racist and harsh South