English Administration of the Colonies

Britain's 13 North American colonies reflected different structures of government: provincial, proprietary, and charter.

Mercantilism regarded government control of foreign trade as crucial for ensuring the prosperity and military security of the nation.

The English Navigation Acts were a series of laws restricting imports and exports in the British colonies for the ultimate profit of England.

The Dominion of New England was a short-lived administrative union of multiple colonies.