William and Mary

By: Casey, Taylor, Ana, and Colleen

 Where and When

   They ruled in 1689-1702 AD (13 years)
    

   England
 Religion

• Dutch Protestants:
Worried about the conflict between the Protestant and
Catholic Religions.

• Toleration Act:
Brought freedom so the country could be involved in
different religions such as quakers
Catholics were allowed no religious freedoms
 Economy

-Bank was established in the Act of Parliament in 1701

1694, the Bank of England was also established along with
policy of national debt.
- King William the 3rd introduced innovations in the
management of national finances, such as ledger book.
-Management enables Britain become a super empire
-british fixed interest rate was 6%
 Colonization

-When King Charles the 1st fell out of favor for the people of
England in the middle of the plantation

-Williamsburg was created and from then on, colonizing.

Domestic Problems

• In 1685, Mary's uncle Charles II died and her father became king. 
• His pro-Catholic policies provoked a constitutional crisis
• Mary died of smallpox on 28 December 1694 leaving William to rule 
alone. 
• The 1701 Act of Settlement was designed to secure the Protestant 
succession to the throne by nominating Princess Sophia who was 
descended from James I, and her heirs as successors to the British 
throne.
Foreign Problems

• British forces - personally led by William - battled to protect the 
Netherlands against the French in Flanders.
• Once king of the three realms, William used them to continue his 
crusade against Louis. In the spring of 1689, he took Britain and 
Ireland into a broad European confederacy against France.
• The Grand Alliance, including Austria, Spain and the Netherlands.
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