HIST 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Edmund Andros, Proprietary Governor
1 Feb 2017
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By the 1640s, political and economic conflicts between parliament and the crown merged with religious conflicts. Colonists reacted in a variety of ways as. England waged war on itself, but all were affected by these decades of turmoil. The rule of charles i caused friction between the english parliament and the king. Conflict erupted in 1640 when a parliament refused to grant him subsidies to start a rebellion in scotland. During the war the colonies remained neutral, fearing that support for either side could involve them in war. Even massachusetts bay, which nurtured ties to radical protestants in parliament, remained neutral. Charles"s execution in 1649 challenged american neutrality. Six colonies, including virginia and barbados, declared allegiance to the dead monarch"s son, charles ii. Glorious revolution- was the overthrow of king james ii of england by a union of. Bacon"s rebellion- an armed rebellion in 1676 by virginia settlers led by nathaniel. Bacon against the rule of governor william berkeley.
