The Restoration Flashcards
who restored the throne and when?
Charles II, 1660
what did Charlies II inherit?
Cromwell’s policies
by the 1670s what happened to the colonies?
doubled in number
why were colonists unhappy?
they were upset that their foreign policy was being run by merchant venturers rather than statesmen e.g. Navigation Acts
didn’t like that they were being taxed as if they were foreigners
when was the First Anglo-Dutch War? causes, events and consequences?
1652-1654 (under Cromwell)
caused by 1651 Nav. Acts
naval battles left both sides exhausted
concluded by the Treaty of Westminster 1654
when was the Second Anglo-Dutch War? causes, events, consequences?
1665-1667
Charles II pass Nav. Acts, English privateers captured New Amsterdam 1664
Dutch burnt English ships, burnt crops and killed in the Caribbean- contributed to Charles’ near bankruptcy
concluded with Treaty of Breda- England kept New Amsterdam but had to weaken Nav. Acts and couldn’t trade nutmeg
when was the Third Anglo-Dutch War? causes, events, consequences?
1672-1674
Charles was obliged to help Louis XIV France
Another loss
Treaty of Westminster forced Charles to make peace
where were the Quakers located?
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
what was John Locke’s land theory?
argued the land in America was empty and unclaimed and should be the property of the first cultivator
