Dominion of New England

The Dominion of New England was the name of a short-lived administrative union

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The use of the word "dominion" in the title is unrelated to its use in the later Dominion of Canada.

Related Topics:
Dominion - Canada

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Although the New England colonists had previously sought a loose voluntary association in the New England Confederation, the imposition of a centralized authority from England was highly unpopular. The actions of dominion governor Edmund Andros in promoting the Church of England, and well as the behavior of English soldiers garrisoned at Boston, greatly angered many colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Related Topics:
New England Confederation - Edmund Andros - Church of England - Boston - Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Following the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution in 1689, the Dominion ceased to exist.

Related Topics:
Glorious Revolution - 1689

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New England Flag (past and present)

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