In Maryland the Puritans overturned Baltimore's governor and ruled the province for some years.
[Sidenote: The Restoration, 1660.

_English History for Americans_, 196.] [Sidenote: The Navigation Laws.] 66.

Colonial Policy of Charles II .-- In 1660 Charles II became king of England or was "restored" to the throne, as people said at the time.
Almost at once there was a great revival of interest in colonization, and the new government interfered vigorously in colonial affairs.

In 1651 the Puritans had begun the system of giving the English trade only to English merchants and shipowners.

This system was now extended, and the more important colonial products could be carried only to English ports.
[Sidenote: Charles II and Massachusetts.] [Sidenote: Massachusetts and the Quakers.