The Colonial Period

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