Compare And Contrast The New England Relationship With The American Colonies

England's relationship with the American colonies changed throughout the seventeenth century, ranging from carelessness and neglect to overbearing and controlling. In the mid-1600s, England was overlooking the colonies because back home the crown was fighting to keep its power during a struggle with parliamentarians. Therefore, the ignorance allowed the new colonies to become partly self-governing territories depending on each other with common interests. Also, the English civil war was so distracting that it allowed the New England Confederation to form in America. This collaboration among four colonies was created to ensure safety against potential enemies, such as the Natives, French, or Dutch, and to handle problems inside of the colonies,

Subsequently, London also created the Dominion of New England, which most importantly pushed the English Navigation Laws; this ruling forbade colonists to trade with countries other than England, in turn leading to increased smuggling and anger. Sir Edmund Andros headed the dominion and was ruthless; he restricted the press, schools, courts while taking all land titles. In addition to all of his constraints, he also taxes colonists without consent and tried to abolish smuggling. Furthermore, the events in England again affected their colonial rule as the Glorious Rebellion in 1688-1689, which dethroned James II and put into power William III, led to uprisings. Inspired by this rebellion, colonists rose against the Dominion of New England and killed Sir Edmund Andros, which destroyed the whole dominion. Many other colonies, disobeyed and revolted English power but were eventually settled down by the enforcement of new royal governors. Consequently, the new rulers barely enforced the Navigation Laws and loosened the restrictions upon trade, thus leading to a period of "salutary

The oppressive ruler Charles II caused many problems because the colonies went from being disregarded to having a multitude of new rules and restrictions. Before Charles II, the colonies were practically self-governing and enjoyed the freedom; England's colonial policy could accurately be described as benign neglect because colonies were ignored since England was in the midst of a civil war. Therefore, when Charles II's plans were in direct opposition to the independence colonists had had for many decades many colonists were left angry. In addition, Sir Edmund Andros was another cruel authority figure who caused resistance from the colonies. His unjust taxation inevitably hit a nerve in the colonists because, as history would later prove when the colonies opposed a tea tax, they were strongly against taxation without representation. Moreover, Andros places preposterous restrictions on many things in the colonies, constricting the freedom they once had and missed. The large contrast between how the colonists were used to living and how they were living now only made matters worse because they knew how much nicer life could be without strict English rule. Furthermore, the unjust relationship between both place left poisonous effects in the New World; more English officials worked in America, many who were unethical and amateur. As