Une histoire des États-Unis . toin l'ancienne colonie, mais dans la dernière, il a dit que l'important document était caché atHartford, dans un treesince connu sous le nom de Chêne Charte. TheSir Edmund Andros. , . , le gouverneur ne devait cependant pas être déjoué, car il a déclaré que le Connecticut était sous sa juridiction, et il a aussi pris à New York et aux Jesseys (§ 68). Il avait donc le plus grand territoire jamais gouverné par un gouverneur provincial en Amérique. Il a tenu des services épiscopales dans les églises congrégationnelles, a suspendu le bref d'habeas corpus, a prélevé des impôts illégaux, et s'est fait complètement obnoxieux. 60. Chute D'Un

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A history of the United States . toin the former colony, but in the latter it issaid that the importantdocument was hid atHartford, in a treesince known as the Charter Oak. TheSir Edmund Andros. , . , governor was not to be foiled, however, for he declared Connecticut to be under his jurisdiction, and took in New York and the Jerseys (§ 68) as well. Thus he had the largest territory ever ruled by a provincial governor in America. He held Episcopal services in Congregational churches, suspended the writ of habeas corpus, levied illegal taxes, and made himself thoroughly obnoxious. 60. Fall of Andros: New Charters. — In the spring of 1689news came of the accession of William and Mary, and the tyrantof the colonies was driven out, just as James had been from Eng- 1 Born in London, 1637; died, 1714. Governor of New York, 1674 to 1681;seized New Jersey in 1680; appointed governor of New England and NewYork in 1686, with headquarters at Boston ; was deposed in 1689 and sent toEngland; governor of Virginia, 1692 to 1698.. §62] DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES. 51 land. The old charters were restored for a time, but in 1691Plymouth and Acadia (§ 98, note 1) were added to Massa-chusetts, and in 1692 a new charter was given the colony. Bythis instrument the people were still permitted to vote for rep-resentatives ; but the governor was appointed by the Crown, and religious qualifications for the suffrage were abolished.Massachusetts was allowed to keep Maine, but New Hampshirewas made a separate colony. Connecticut and Rhode Islandrecovered their charters, and the century ended with NewEngland comparatively quiet and loyal. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES. 61. The Dutch Settlers. — The Dutch West India Companyfared badly at the hands of its own members, the Patroons, who shut it out from trading with their estates. It also hadtrouble, as we have seen, with New Englanders at Hartford, and likewise with the Virginians, who came trading as farnorth as the Delaware River.

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