The Colonial Period

admiralty America Anglican appointed assembly authority Bahamas Barbadoes became Bermuda Board of Trade Britain British government centres charter church coast colo colonial period colonial policy colonists commercial common Connecticut coöperation courts crown customs Dutch duties Earl early efforts eighteenth century England English Englishmen feudal French frontier governor grant hands home government important independence Indian instructions interest Jamaica Jersey king's land legislation Lord manufactures Maryland Massachusetts ment merchants military mother country navigation acts never northern colonies Nova Scotia obtained parliament passed Penn Pennsylvania plantations political Privy Council profit proprietary proprietary colonies province Puritan Quakers quit-rents religious Rhode Island royal colonies royal officials royal prerogative Scots-Irish secretary secretary at war self-government sent settled settlement settlers seventeenth century ships South Carolina southern staple products statutes sugar territory tion tobacco town union Virginia West Indies William York