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1690, May 20

Act of Grace indemnified all supporters of James II except those in treasonable correspondence with him.	1

1690

John Locke's Two Treatises on Government and Essay Concerning Human Understanding. These two works advocated, respectively, government by contract and the belief in the mind as a tabula rasa, or blank slate, at birth.	2

1691, Aug

Government offered indemnity to all highlander chiefs who declared allegiance to William by the end of 1691.	3

1691

Society for reforming manners founded. It marked the beginning of moves to become more “civilized” during the 18th century.	4

1692, Feb. 13

Massacre of Glencoe. Highlander chief MacIan MacDonald and clan massacred because they did not take the oath by the end of 1691. MacDonald had actually taken the oath on Jan. 6, but this fact was suppressed by William's agent.	5

1693, Jan

Beginning of the national debt. £1 million borrowed on annuities at 10 percent.	6

1693

Recoinage of English money. Values of money fixed. This helped create a monetary system favorable to trade.	7

1694

Rural working class allowed to legally participate in the manufacture of woolens for market. This law eliminated town monopolies on textile production and opened the countryside up for protoindustrial development in the 18th century.	8

July 27

Bank of England chartered. It lent the government £1.2 million in exchange for specific privileges.	9

Dec. 22

Triennial Act required that Parliament meet every three years.	10


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