According to Smarthistory, The Neolithic Revolution is so named because it took place during the Neolithic era, or New Stone Age, around 11,500 to 5,000 years ago. This dramatic change is sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution because it rests on a knowledge of plant and animal husbandry.
he didn't buy the land, king charles the second was in debt with williams father so he gave william a tract of land in the new world to repay his debt to williams father