How Did The Glorious Revolution Affect The Colonies

The Glorious Revolution was a political coup that took place in Great Britain during the mid-17th century;the main cause of this conflict was growing Protestant concern over King James II’s strict adherence to his Catholic faith. This conflict is also known as the Revolution of 1688, and it resulted in the solidification of Parliament's power over the monarch and the Catholic King James II being replaced by his daughter, the Protestant Queen Mary, and her husband King William III. Although this was a political conflict that resulted in the deposition of a ruling monarch, it was a relatively peaceful transition in military terms, resulting in the little bloodshed. The Glorious Revolution affected the colonies by resulting in the dissolution
of the Dominion of New England and caused a rebellion against the Catholic leaders of Maryland. Furthermore, the new new regime in England began to treat the colonies with salutary neglect. Instead of micromanaging colonial affairs, the crown and Parliament allowed the colonies to do more or less as they wished. A result of the Glorious Revolution in England was that the government changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. An absolute monarchy gives the king the power to do anything without constraints from laws or parliament, where as a constitutional monarchy limits the king’s power through parliament.