Dominion of New England

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The Dominion of New England was a short-lived late-17th-century administrative union imposed by the English Crown to centralize control over several New England colonies, curtailing their traditional self-governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative union
former political entity
capital Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
continent North America
country Kingdom of England
createdBy Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

James II of England
surface form: King James II of England
dissolvedFollowing Glorious Revolution
overthrow of Sir Edmund Andros
endTime 1689
followedBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
surface form: restored Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

restored Connecticut Colony
governmentType royal administration
headOfGovernment Sir Edmund Andros
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies
includesTerritory Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Connecticut Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Province of New Hampshire
Province of New Jersey
Province of New York
legalSystem English law
locatedIn British America
New England
notableFor attempt to create a large centralized colony in New England
officeHeldBy Sir Edmund Andros
opposedBy New England colonists
Puritan leaders
partOf European colonial empires
surface form: English colonial empire
policy centralization of military defense
enforcement of Navigation Acts
restriction of colonial assemblies
precededBy Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Connecticut Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Province of New Hampshire
purpose centralize royal control over New England colonies
curtail colonial self-governance
religiousPolicy toleration for Anglicans in Puritan New England
replaced separate colonial governments of New England
replacedBy restored colonial charters
shortDescription short-lived administrative union of English colonies in New England
significantEvent arrest of Sir Edmund Andros in Boston in 1689
startTime 1686
timePeriod late 17th century
titleOfHeadOfGovernment royal governor

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royal charter of Massachusetts Bay relatedTo Dominion of New England
Nipmuc treatyPartyWith Dominion of New England
this entity surface form: colonial governments of New England
New England Confederation followedBy Dominion of New England
Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay appliesDuringPeriod Dominion of New England
this entity surface form: British colonial rule in New England
Joseph Dudley servedIn Dominion of New England
this entity surface form: Dominion of New England administration
Charter Oak Monument associatedWith Dominion of New England
Charter Oak incident hasParticipant Dominion of New England
this entity surface form: Dominion of New England authorities
Charter Oak incident hasContext Dominion of New England
Leisler's Rebellion relatedTo Dominion of New England
William Tailer partOf Dominion of New England
this entity surface form: British colonial government in New England