Boston revolt of 1689

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event in colonial Massachusetts political event uprising

The Boston revolt of 1689 was a popular uprising in colonial Massachusetts in which local leaders overthrew the Dominion of New England’s unpopular royal government amid the wider Glorious Revolution.

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Boston revolt of 1689 canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in colonial Massachusetts ⓘ political event ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Boston Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston revolt against the Dominion of New England ⓘ Boston uprising of 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologyWithinTopic	one of several 1689 colonial revolts responding to the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
coordinateLocation	42.3601°N 71.0589°W ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
describedBySource	contemporary Boston pamphlets and letters ⓘ later colonial histories of Massachusetts ⓘ
endTime	1689-04-18 ⓘ
followedBy	Leisler's Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial opposition to Governor Edmund Andros ⓘ enforcement of Navigation Acts ⓘ religious and political tensions between Puritan colonists and royal authorities ⓘ resentment of restrictions on colonial self-government ⓘ unpopularity of the Dominion of New England ⓘ
hasEffect	precedent for later colonial resistance to royal authority ⓘ reestablishment of earlier Massachusetts political structures ⓘ strengthening of colonial self-government sentiment ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 17th century ⓘ
leader	local colonial leaders in Boston ⓘ
location	Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion of New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Dominion of New England government NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ royal officials of the Dominion of New England ⓘ
participant	Boston militia ⓘ Dominion of New England officials ⓘ Governor Edmund Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ Increase Mather NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts colonists ⓘ local Puritan leaders ⓘ
partOf	Glorious Revolution in America NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial uprisings of 1689 ⓘ
pointInTime	1689 ⓘ
result	arrest of Governor Edmund Andros ⓘ collapse of Dominion of New England authority in Massachusetts ⓘ imprisonment of Dominion officials ⓘ overthrow of the Dominion of New England government in Boston ⓘ restoration of a provisional colonial government ⓘ
significantEvent	formation of a Committee of Safety in Boston ⓘ seizure of the Boston fort ⓘ
startTime	1689-04-18 ⓘ
topic	English colonial history in North America ⓘ colonial resistance to imperial authority ⓘ

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Sir Edmund Andros → arrestedDuring → Boston revolt of 1689 ⓘ