Dominion of England - RIP salutary neglect (dec 28, 1686 – apr 17, 1689)
Description:
Edomon Andros introduced:
- taxes w/o legislative consent
- ended trial by jury
- abolished general court of Massachusetts
- ended Boston's town meetings
-threatened to take away private lands
- held only Anglican services
- strictly enforced Navigation Acts (prohibited colonies from trading DIRECTLY with Netherlands, Spain, France and their colonies)
Colonists organize and forced the surrender of the British fort
Andros fled but captured
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