BOARD OF TRADE AND PLANTATIONS
\bˈɔːd ɒv tɹˈe͡ɪd and plantˈe͡ɪʃənz], \bˈɔːd ɒv tɹˈeɪd and plantˈeɪʃənz], \b_ˈɔː_d ɒ_v t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d__ a_n_d p_l_a_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
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Oliver Cromwell made some attempts to establish a board which should supervise and regulate the commerce of the colonies in America. No definite results were reached, however, until 1660, when Charles II. Established two separate councils, one for trade and the other for foreign plantations. These were from 1672 to 1675 united. The "Board of Trade and Plantations" was established in 1695, and was the governing body having charge of the English colonies in America from that time to 1768, when the "Secretary of State for America" was called into existence. In 1782 the board was abolished.
By John Franklin Jameson
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