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English colonial empire Compared to Spanish and French Administration of colonies Unsystematic and paradoxical Role of the King The Privy Council Changes over time Mercantile system Navigation Act of 1651 Under the Restoration Importance of manufacturing and shipping Role of colonies Other navigation acts Enforcement of acts Dominion of New England Royal government Sir Edmund Andros 3. Opposition The Glorious Revolution in America Dominion of New England ends Leisler’s Rebellion in New York John Locke’s contract theory of government Emergence of coherent system under William and Mary Period of "salutary neglect" Governments in the colonies Lack of a coherent plan Role of the governor Method of selection in different colonies Veto power Control over convening the assembly Selection of council members Role in court proceedings Other authority Role of the assemblies Conflict with governors Restrictions in various colonies on right to vote for assembly Two key powers: to approve taxes and to initiate legislation Efforts to use assembly powers to gain control over governors Other empires in America Decline of Spanish control in North America Ways Spanish control failed Reasons for Spanish failure French settlements in North America Effects of small French population in North America Beginnings of settlement, Quebec, 1608 Exploration and settlement to the south: Louisiana and Mississippi French and English settlements compared Early conflicts between the French and English The wars for empire between France and England Causes of the wars King William’s War (War of the League of Augsburg), 1689–1697 Queen Anne’s War (War of the Spanish Succession), 1701–1713 King George’s War (War of the Austrian Succession), 1744–1748 Rivalry over the Ohio Valley in the 1740s Albany Congress, 1754 Plan for union rejected Substantive results of the congress French and Indian War (Seven Years’War), 1754–1763 Changes in British policy under Pitt Battle of Québec Results of the war Peace settlement Departure of the Spanish from North America Long-range impact of the changes