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The Charter Oak

When James II became King of England, he made a determined effort to overthrow the liberties of the American colonies. He was a bigoted tyrant, who tried to work hardships upon his own people in England, and to discipline the colonists His idea was to take away the charters of the New England colonies, with all the rights granted them by former kings, and to make them the arbitrary rule of governors whom he should appoint . Sometimes it seemed that the kings of England did everything they could to destroy the affection of the people of America.