Dominion of New England

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colonial administrative union former political entity

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial administrative union → former political entity →
capital	Boston →
continent	North America →
country	Kingdom of England →
createdBy	English Crown → King James II of England →
dissolvedFollowing	Glorious Revolution → overthrow of Sir Edmund Andros →
endTime	1689 →
followedBy	Province of Massachusetts Bay → 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	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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ("British colonial rule in New England") →	appliesDuringPeriod
New England Confederation →	followedBy
royal charter of Massachusetts Bay →	relatedTo
Joseph Dudley ("Dominion of New England administration") →	servedIn
Nipmuc ("colonial governments of New England") →	treatyPartyWith