Early Attempts at Colonial Cooperation
Mayflower Compact 1620
Religious dissenters on ship Mayflower, Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
outside the jurisdiction of the Virginia charter anchored at Cape Cod
Separatists vs. Strangers"would use their own liberty; for none had power to command them”
temporary, legally-binding form of self-government until such time as the Company could get formal permission
Mayflower Compact 1620
Loyal Subjects of our dread Soveraign Lord King James
glory of God, and advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our K[i]ng and Countrey
plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia
for our better ordering and preservation
Mayflower Compact 1620
do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Officers
for the general good of the Colony
we promise all due submission and obedience
we have hereunto subscribed our Names at Cape Cod
Not Rhode Island
PurposeUnite against a common enemy
InvolvedMassachusettsConnecticut, but not Rhode Island
Democratic Growth
Indian WarsPequot War, 1644King Philip’s War, 1675
Confederation dissolved once wars ended
New England Confederation 1643
The Pequot Wars
1636-1637
The Pequot Wars
1636-1637
Massasoit’s son, Metacom (King
Phillip) formed Indian alliance – attacked
throughout New England, especially
frontier
English towns were attacked and burned -unknown numbers of
Indians died
1676: War ended, Metacom executed,
lasting defeat for Indians
King Philip’s War
Forced by King James II
•New England colonies and New Jersey and New York
•GoalsRestrict colonial tradeDefend coloniesStop colonial smuggling
Dominion of New England 1686
•English control over colonies•Eliminated town meetings, the press and schools•Taxed without the consent of the governed
•Collapsed after the Glorious Revolution
Dominion of New England 1686
Albany Plan 1754•Intercolonial conference held at Albany, NY
Delegates from colonies, Britain, and Iroquois
•Called by English Board of Trade to deal with:
Grievances of the Iroquois against the coloniesPresence of hostile French forces in the west
Albany Plan 1754•Albany Plan for Union (Benjamin Franklin)
Proposed a colonial assembly to:
Manage defense and Indian affairs, pass laws and raise taxes
Chief executive appointed by King of England