BACKGROUND

• The king revoked charters in English towns, rejected parliament's advice, and practiced Roman Catholicism openly
• Whig Party invited William of Orange to come to England in an invading army to erase the prospect of having a Catholic heir to the English throne

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND

• William led a coup that was almost bloodless and overthrew King James II
• King William and Mary were forced to accept the Declaration of Rights
• Gave more power to House of Commons
• Whigs wanted political power

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION IN AMERICA

• Rebellions by Protestant colonists
• Americans complained of Authoritarian rule, Dominion of New England broken up by monarchs
• Rebellion had economic and religious causes in Maryland, falling tobacco prices hurt farmers since 1660
• Taxes continued to rise and they were paid to Catholic Proprietary officials

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION IN AMERICA

• Parliament association ousted Catholic governor when Parliament got rid of James II
• The Lords of Trade agreed with the decisions of the Protestants and imposed royal government after suspending the proprietorship of Lord Baltimore
• However, all changed when Benedict Calvert converted to the Anglican faith, propriety restored to Calvert family

AFTERMATH