New England Confederation

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The New England Confederation was a 17th-century military and political alliance of several English colonies in New England formed for mutual defense and cooperation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization
intercolonial alliance
military alliance
political alliance
alsoKnownAs New England Confederation
surface form: United Colonies of New England
appliesToJurisdiction Connecticut Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Haven Colony
Plymouth Colony
continent North America
country Colonial America
surface form: English colonial America
decisionRule majority vote of commissioners
dissolved 1684
excludedColony New Hampshire
Rhode Island
followedBy Dominion of New England
foundedBy English colonists in New England
foundingDocument Articles of Confederation
surface form: Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England
governmentForm confederation
hasActivity allocation of war expenses among colonies
coordination of military campaigns
extradition of criminals between member colonies
joint diplomacy with Native American tribes
settlement of intercolonial disputes
hasNumberOfMembers 4
hasOfficialName New England Confederation self-linksurface differs
surface form: The United Colonies of New England
hasOrgan federal commissioners
hasPurpose collective security against external threats
coordination in wars against the Dutch
coordination in wars against the French
coordination of colonial policy
mutual defense
regulation of relations with Native American tribes
historicalPeriod 17th century
Colonial America
inception 1643
inspired later American confederal ideas
language English
locatedIn New England
member Connecticut Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Haven Colony
Plymouth Colony
numberOfCommissionersPerColony 2
politicalIdeology Puritan political thought
precededBy informal cooperation among New England colonies
reasonForFormation threats from Dutch colonies
threats from French colonies
threats from Native American groups
religion Puritanism

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King Philip's War mainBelligerent New England Confederation
Saybrook Colony partOf New England Confederation
New England Confederation hasOfficialName New England Confederation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The United Colonies of New England
New England Confederation alsoKnownAs New England Confederation
this entity surface form: United Colonies of New England
Philip opponent New England Confederation
subject surface form: Metacomet
Thomas Prence memberOf New England Confederation
this entity surface form: United Colonies of New England commissioners
Great Swamp Massacre belligerent New England Confederation
this entity surface form: United Colonies of New England