Province of Massachusetts Bay

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The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a British colonial territory in New England that combined several earlier colonies and served as a major political, economic, and cultural center leading up to the American Revolution.

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Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colony
former colony
province of the Kingdom of Great Britain
associatedWith Intolerable Acts
borderedBy Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Connecticut Colony
Province of New Hampshire
Province of New York
Province of Quebec
capital Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
charterGrantedBy Mary II of England
William III of England
charterType royal charter
country Kingdom of Great Britain
currency Massachusetts pound
dateEstablished 1691
1692-05-14
dissolved 1783
American Revolutionary War era
economy fishing
maritime trade
shipbuilding
small-scale farming
timber exports
executiveHead Governor William Phips
surface form: Governor of Massachusetts Bay
followedBy Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Maine
surface form: State of Maine
governmentType royal colony government
importantCity Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
importantPort Boston Harbor
includedTerritory present-day Maine
present-day Massachusetts
introducedLaw Administration of Justice Act
Intolerable Acts
surface form: Massachusetts Government Act
knownFor Puritan cultural influence
strong town-meeting tradition
language English
legalSystem English common law
legislature Massachusetts General Court
surface form: General Court of Massachusetts
locatedIn British America
New England
militaryConflict Seven Years' War
surface form: French and Indian War

King George's War
King William's War
Queen Anne's War
notableEvent Salem witch trials
notableEventDate 1692
notableGovernor Thomas Gage
Thomas Hutchinson
Governor William Phips
surface form: William Phips

William Shirley
partOf Thirteen Colonies
playedRoleIn American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution
precededBy Massachusetts Bay Colony
Nova Scotia
surface form: Nova Scotia (mainland portion, briefly)

Plymouth Colony
Maine
surface form: Province of Maine
religion Congregationalism
Protestantism
sentDelegatesTo First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
siteOf Battles of Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Siege of Boston

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Subject: Province of Massachusetts Bay
Description of subject: The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a British colonial territory in New England that combined several earlier colonies and served as a major political, economic, and cultural center leading up to the American Revolution.

Referenced by (166)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts Bay Colony mergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
Battles of Lexington and Concord countryAtTime Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Hancock livedIn Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston Massacre hasLocation Province of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court createdBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
Court of Oyer and Terminer jurisdiction Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of New Hampshire borderedBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth mergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
subject surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Siege of Boston location Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston campaign belligerent Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston campaign location Province of Massachusetts Bay
James Barrett country Province of Massachusetts Bay
Intolerable Acts appliesToJurisdiction Province of Massachusetts Bay
Battle of Bunker Hill belligerent Province of Massachusetts Bay
Paul Revere placeOfBirth Province of Massachusetts Bay
Superior Court of Judicature country Province of Massachusetts Bay
Superior Court of Judicature appliesToJurisdiction Province of Massachusetts Bay
Superior Court of Judicature territorialExtent Province of Massachusetts Bay
this entity surface form: Province of Massachusetts Bay including present-day Maine
John Parker allegiance Province of Massachusetts Bay
Queen Anne's War participant Province of Massachusetts Bay
Governor William Phips governedTerritory Province of Massachusetts Bay
subject surface form: William Phips
Samuel Maverick countryOfCitizenship Province of Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth Colony mergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth Colony successor Province of Massachusetts Bay
Salem Village meetinghouse locatedIn Province of Massachusetts Bay
Captain Thomas Preston associatedPlace Province of Massachusetts Bay
William Stoughton countryOfGovernance Province of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay Company successor Province of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay Company mergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
Wait Winthrop deathPlace Province of Massachusetts Bay
Katherine Rogers country Province of Massachusetts Bay
subject surface form: Harvard College
this entity surface form: Colonial Massachusetts
Pilgrims colonyMergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of New York borderedBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
King George's War belligerent Province of Massachusetts Bay
George Burroughs jurisdictionOfTrial Province of Massachusetts Bay
George Jacobs Sr. historicalRegion Province of Massachusetts Bay
Liberty Tree locatedIn Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston Sons of Liberty locatedIn Province of Massachusetts Bay
Remarkable Providences historicalContext Province of Massachusetts Bay
this entity surface form: Colonial Massachusetts
John Vassall Jr. residence Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Vassall Jr. locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Province of Massachusetts Bay
Administration of Justice Act appliesToJurisdiction Province of Massachusetts Bay
subject surface form: Administration of Justice Act 1774
United Colonies hasPart Province of Massachusetts Bay
Falmouth Neck locatedIn Province of Massachusetts Bay
Attack on Deerfield place Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah Cloyce countryOfDeath Province of Massachusetts Bay
Patrick Carr residence Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah Orne residence Province of Massachusetts Bay