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Penn's claim against the crown

How he conceived the "holy experiment "

Boundaries of Penn's province; seeds of contention

Name of the new commonwealth

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Penn's opinion of the country

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The demand for a representative assembly is renewed
The duke grants the assembly, and sends out Thomas Don-

gan as governor

Meeting of the first assembly in Fort James
Death of Charles II.; the duke becomes king
Dongan and the Marquis Denonville play a game of diplo-
macy with the Long House

Louis XIV. plans the conquest of New York

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But the warriors of the Long House checkmate him by in-
vading Canada

James II. undertakes to improve the military strength of the
northern colonies by uniting them under a single govern-

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And sends out Sir Edmund Andros as viceroy
New York is accordingly annexed to New England
Tyrannical rule of Andros in Boston

Dr. Mather detains King William's letter.
Overthrow and imprisonment of Andros
The old governments restored in New England
New York is disturbed by rumours of war
Causes of the anti-Catholic panic

Jacob Leisler refuses to pay duties

Character of Leisler

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A committee of safety appoints Leisler to be commander-in-

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He assumes the title of lieutenant-governor

He needs revenue and revives the Colonial Act of 1683

His authority is defied

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The king sends Henry Sloughter to be governor of New
York, with Richard Ingoldsby for lieutenant-governor

Leisler loses popularity

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Commanding position of the Dutch and Quaker colonies

The war with France.

Some effects of the accession of William and Mary
Sloughter's representative assembly

Death of Sloughter; Benjamin Fletcher comes to govern

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Causes leading toward the Stamp Act

Penn's plan for a Federal Union

The golden age of piracy

The pirates' lair on the island of Madagascar

Enormous profits of the voyages

William Kidd, and his commission for arresting pirates
Fletcher is accused of complicity with the pirates, and is
superseded by Lord Bellomont

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