As a rewarded for his loyalty to the crown during the English civil wars, he was appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in 1674, and six more governorships over the next two decades. However, his suppression of freedoms of worship and assembly and cancellation of local control of taxes led to his 1681 recall and late
As a rewarded for his loyalty to the crown during the English civil wars, he was appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in 1674, and six more governorships over the next two decades. However, his suppression of freedoms of worship and assembly and cancellation of local control of taxes led to his 1681 recall and later imprisonment. For 10 points—name this governor who met public opposition after convincing James II to unify New England as a single colony.
As a rewarded for his loyalty to the crown during the English civil wars, he was appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in 1674, and six more governorships over the next two decades.
Sir Edmund {Andros   }