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Slavery Continues
Many african workers were treated as indentured servants at first but soon became servants for life around the mid 1600's -
New England Confederation
Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven colonies form the New England Confederation. -
Navigation Acts
The English government passed several laws to control colonial trade and ensure the colonies remained profitable. -
The Glorious Revolution
William and Mary took the throne from King James II in a peaceful revolution. -
Royal Colonies
New charter makes Massachusetts, including Maine and Plymouth, a royal colony. -
Neglect by England
England's attention began to turn away from the colonies when war with Spain broke out. -
Rice and Indigo
While tobacco was king in Virginia, rice and indigo were the dominant crops in South Carolina. -
Stono Rebellion
About 100 enslaved Africans in South Carolina took weapons from a firearms shop and killed several people before they were apprehended. -
Eliza Lucas
The first successful indigo crop was grown in South Carolina by Eliza Lucas. The new crop soon became profitable. Demand in England was so great that Parliament offered a bonus to indigo growers. in 1744 Eliza Lucas married a widowed planter, Charles Pinckney. Their two sons became well-known politicians and soldiers. One was a signer of the constitution. -
Trade and Commerce
Value of exports had increased to nearly four times the value of exports in 1700