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legislature in lieu of a fixed salary. The currency crisis flared up again during his administration, resulting in a revival of the land bank proposal which
Belcher opposed. His opponents intrigued in London to have him removed and the bank was established, but its existence was short-lived, for an act of Parliament forcibly dissolved it. This turned a number of important colonists against crown and Parliament, including the father of
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historians, but there is significant consensus that it greatly enlarged the number of men eligible to vote. The new rules required prospective voters to own Β£40 worth of property or real estate that yielded at least Β£2 per year in rent; Benjamin
Labaree estimates that this included about three-quarters of the adult male population at the time. The charter also guaranteed freedom of worship, but only for non-Catholic Christians.
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of veto and would need to have any action confirmed by the Senate. There were some progressive elements of the constitution however, the Senate would be apportioned based on population and the House would no longer have a property requirement. Also a point of contention was that there was no Bill of Rights. When the vote was put before the populace it was rejected by an 83% to 17% margin.
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Representatives, decided to form a committee which would be tasked to write a constitution. In the winter of 1778 the General Court decided that the draft formulated from the constitutional committee would be put before the electorate of Massachusetts Bay and it would need to be accepted by 2/3rds of voters.
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The boundaries of the province changed in both major and minor ways during its existence. There was very thin soil land, and a rocky terrain. Nova Scotia, then including New
Brunswick, was occupied by English forces at the time of the charter's issuance, but was separated in 1697 when the territory,
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The politics of the province were dominated by three major factions, according to Thomas
Hutchinson, who wrote the first major history of colonial Massachusetts. This is in distinction to most of the other colonies, where there were two factions. Expansionists believed strongly in the growth of the
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General Court) continued to be elected, however, and was responsible for choosing members of the
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The first draft of the convention was rejected. In this first draft the state would consist of a legislature called the
General Court which had two houses, a House of Representatives and an indirectly elected senate that would also serve as a governor's council. The Governor would not have the power
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River valley, whose needs for defense and growth were directly tied to property development. These two groups agreed on defense and an expansionist vision, although they disagreed on the currency issue; the westerners sided with the non-expansionists in their desire for a standards-based currency.
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Expansionists mainly came from two disparate groups. The first was a portion of the eastern merchant class, represented by the Hancocks and Otises, who harbored views of the growth of the colony and held relatively liberal religious views. They were joined by wealthy landowners in the Connecticut
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resulted in the dissolution of the General Court, so the colonists held conventions throughout Massachusetts. These conventions were organized by county and had delegates from each town. Each convention drafted resolutions which were to be sent to the Royal Governor in Boston; these differed from
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in 1620. The General Court lacked executive authority and authority over the militia, yet it still held significant power. The colonists had control over the treasury and spending and could pass laws. Anything passed by the assembly was subject to veto by the Royal Governor, but the General Court
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The non-expansionists were composed principally of a wealthy merchant class in Boston. They had allies in the wealthy farming communities in the more developed eastern portions of the province, and in the province's major ports. These alliances often rivalled the populist party in power in the
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In September 1776 the General Court petitioned the towns of Massachusetts Bay to put forth a vote on whether or not a convention should be called. In 1777 it was agreed that a convention would be formed to draft a new constitution. The General Court, which consisted of the Governor's Council and
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The borders of the province with the neighboring provinces underwent some adjustment. Its principal predecessor colonies, Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth, had established boundaries with New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, but these underwent changes during the provincial period. The
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The populist faction had concerns that sometimes prompted it to support one of the other parties. Its rural character meant that they sided with the expansionists when there were troubles on the frontier. They also tended to side with the expansionists on the recurring problems with the local
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of the province. The town meetings were to decide on the constitution in pieces, rather than as a whole, and add any changes they thought were necessary. The Adams version was then accepted by the convention on June 15, 1780. In elections held in October 1780, John Hancock was elected the first
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The new charter differed from the old one in several important ways. One of the principal changes was inaugurated over Mather's objection, changing the voting eligibility requirements from religious qualifications to land ownership. The effect of this change has been a subject of debate among
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disputed the power of the legislature to direct appropriations, vetoing bills that did not give him the freedom to disburse funds as he saw fit, and this meant that the provincial treasury was often empty. Belcher was, however, permitted by the Board of Trade to accept annual grants from the
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rejected not only the royal colonial authorities but also the legitimacy of the previous charters with which the Provincial Congress claimed its legitimacy. The letter stated that the only political legitimacy a state or constitution could find would be with the people of a province. With
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Journals of each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts in 1774 and 1775 and of the Committee of Safety, with an Appendix containing the Proceedings of the County Conventions_Narratives of the Events of the Nineteenth of April, 1775-Paper relating to Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and other
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Surveys in the 1690s suggested that the original boundary line with Connecticut and Rhode Island had been incorrectly surveyed. In the early 18th century joint surveys determined that the line was south of where it should be. In 1713 Massachusetts set aside a plot of land (called the
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The third force in Massachusetts politics was a populist faction made possible by the structure of the provincial legislature, in which rural and lower class communities held a larger number of votes than in other provinces. Its early leaders included the Cookes
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as clerk, and they installed judges, tax collectors, constables, and other officials. They also assumed control of the militia and instructed all towns in Massachusetts to train troops and elect new officers. An executive standing committee and a
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organized the colonial defenses, and there were fewer raids than previously. Dudley also organized expeditions in 1704 and 1707 against Acadia, a haven for French privateers, and he requested support from London for more ambitious efforts against
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movements preceding the revolution. Non-expansionists were more circumspect, preferring to rely on a strong relationship with the mother country; they were exemplified by Hutchinson and the Oliver family of Boston. This faction became the
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both opposed the idea. Dudley, Shute, and later governors fruitlessly attempted to convince the general court to fix salaries for crown-appointed officials. The conflict over salary reached a peak during the brief administration of
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people of northern New England resumed raiding frontier communities, encouraged by French intriguers but also concerned over English encroachment on their lands. This violence was eventually put down by Acting Governor
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replaced Hutchinson as royal governor in May 1774. He was well received at first, but his reputation rapidly became worse with the Patriots as he began to implement the Intolerable Acts, which included the
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as a treasonous act. However, many colonial governments did not enforce the acts themselves, particularly Massachusetts, and tensions grew when Charles revoked the first Massachusetts Charter in 1684.
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in October 1774 to reform their dissolved assembly. This new congress was to be the resumption of their constitutional government and a repudiation of the royal one in Boston. The congress selected
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governmental authority, in charge of the militia and governance in between sessions. The third Congress brought a return to legislative supremacy and a decrease in power of the executive.
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all bordered the area surrounding Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth. Massachusetts Bay, however, was the most populous and economically significant, hosting a sizable merchant fleet.
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be a liberty of Conscience allowed in the Worshipp of God to all Christians (Except Papists) Inhabiting or which shall Inhabit or be Resident within our said Province or Territory
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colonists insisted that their constitutional rights were being destroyed. The New England colonies had democratic control of their own governments, dating back to the founding of
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is the direct successor. Maine has been a separate state since 1820, and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are now Canadian provinces, having been part of the colony only until 1697.
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In the aftermath of the revolt against Andros, colonial defenses had been withdrawn from the frontiers, which were then repeatedly raided by French and Indigenous forces from
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The character of local politics changed as the province prospered and grew. Unity of community during the earlier colonial period gave way to subdivision of larger towns.
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money, whose inflation tended to favor their ability to repay debts in depreciated currency. These ties became stronger in the 1760s as the conflict grew with Parliament.
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county to county, yet they had many similar themes and sentiments. The delegates insisted on reinstatement of their constitutional government, which had existed since the
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combined the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. They issued a charter for the Province on October 7, 1691, and appointed
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in the far western part of Massachusetts Bay was exceptionally vocal in its desire to form a new constitution. In a dispatch to the Provincial Congress the delegates of
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stated that they were prepared to take up armed resistance to the Royal Authorities, while more conservative elements of society desired a peaceful political solution.
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and other English authorities in April 1689. This led to the collapse of the Dominion, as the other colonies then quickly reasserted their old forms of government.
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to the English throne in 1660. Charles sought closer oversight of the colonies, and he tried to introduce and enforce economic control over their activities. The
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had previously wielded significant power, but they lost some of their influence to the town meetings and to the appointment of paid town employees, such as
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to restore the old colonial charter. The king refused, however, when he learned that this might result in a return to the religious rule. Instead, the
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government. Governor Gage continued an essentially military authority in Boston, but the provincial congress governed the rest of Massachusetts.
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demanded that the General Court rescind the letter but they refused, so he dissolved it, which led to widespread violence and rioting throughout
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had yet to send its larger contingent of military support. Even amidst the political uncertainty the convention was assembled with 312 members.
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in southern New England. King Philip's War was also very costly to the colonists of New England, putting a halt to expansion for several years.
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began when the Provincial Congress was declared in 1774. With the pressures of the war and political uncertainty these efforts were postponed.
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provincial legislature. They favored stronger regulation from the mother country and opposed the inflationist issuance of colonial currency.
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wrote the draft of the new constitution and the convention accepted it with minimal amendments. The draft was then put to the various
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passed in the 1660s were widely disliked in Massachusetts, where merchants often found themselves trapped and at odds with the rules.
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In the Common Cause: American Response to the Coercive Acts of 1774
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The province of Massachusetts Bay also laid a claim to what is now
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in May 1776 the push for a newly codified constitution increased.
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were also instituted to govern when Congress was not in session.
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broke out in 1702 and lasted until 1713. Massachusetts Governor
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Female Felons: Women and Serious Crime in Colonial Massachusetts
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William and Mary Quarterly: A Magazine of Early American History
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June 16, 1780. At the time the war was not going well for the
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of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by
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Brown, B. Katherine. "Freemanship in Puritan Massachusetts".
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The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord
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by the French, was formally returned to France by the 1697
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was representing the old colony leaders, and he petitioned
2110:"The Convention of Massachusetts Towns to Dennys De Berdt"
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Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas
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Map depicting the colonial claims related to the province
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Delegates from all the counties of Massachusetts met in
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in 1767 and 1768 which the Americans referred to as the
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of protest. Provincial agents traveled to London where
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A Mighty Empire: the Origins of the American Revolution
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along with representatives to the commonwealth's first
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oversaw the remainder of the war, which ended in 1760.
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settlers in 1630. Over the next ten years, there was a
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Massachusetts Shipping, 1697β1714: A Statistical Study
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4265:. Iraq's mandate was not enacted and replaced by the
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Maier, Pauline. "Coming to Terms with Samuel Adams".
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Other British colonial entities in the contemporary
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Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779β1780
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denouncing them as unconstitutional. Royal Governor
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in 1628 and the arrival of the first large group of
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1347:on July 4, 1776, declaring the independence of all
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1475:Massachusetts Bay declaring independence from the
1436:was elected as the congress' second president and
1415:as its first president (then called chairman) and
1285:The Intolerable Acts only increased the crisis in
2079:William Shirley, King's Governor of Massachusetts
1858:Purvis, Thomas L. (1999). Balkin, Richard (ed.).
859:Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
432:β’ Massachusetts Declaration of Independence
27:British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
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2060:
2058:
3152:Colony of British Columbia and Vancouver Island
1249:The Sons of Liberty organized a meeting at the
2722:Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts
2714:A History of the Constitution of Massachusetts
2644:. Dutton and Wentworth, Printers to the State.
1376:1834 portrait of Joseph Warren's death at the
1166:on March 5, 1770. By this time, Samuel Adams,
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2660:. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.
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1605:, for example, was split into six towns, and
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5349:1776 disestablishments in the British Empire
5227:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5210:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
5088:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2732:. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
1823:List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
1670:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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5399:States and territories established in 1691
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5409:1691 establishments in the British Empire
2032:"The Charter of Massachusetts Bay β 1691"
1690:Learn how and when to remove this message
1544:This faction became a vital force in the
1400:. They declared their allegiance to King
1345:United States Declaration of Independence
1108:The next 20 years were dominated by war.
4271:Legitimacy of territorial establishment
2588:. New York: The States History Company.
2560:. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
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1394:Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company
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2116:. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 241β247.
833:began in 1620 with the founding of the
820:Source: 1700β1760; 1770β1780 including
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5384:Pre-statehood history of New Hampshire
5374:Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts
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5256:Historical flags of the British Empire
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1894:"Colonial and Pre-Federal Statistics"
1324:War finally erupted in April 1775 at
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3207:Captaincy General of the Philippines
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2448:Revolutionary New England, 1691β1776
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1668:adding citations to reliable sources
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1261:; thousands of people attended, and
376:British colonization of the Americas
5067:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands
3910:. British Cameroons is now part of
2582:Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1927).
2524:Bailyn, Bernard, and Lotte Bailyn.
1818:Historical outline of Massachusetts
1223:
1076:In the early 1720s, the Indigenous
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3926:unilaterally declared independence
3621:1708β1757, 1763β1782 and 1798β1802
2759:The American Revolution: A History
2724:(Cambridge University Press, 2004)
2716:. Wright & Potter Printing Co.
2658:The Glorious Revolution in America
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1976:Lovejoy, pp. 184β186, 188β190, 193
1842:"The Charter of Massachusetts Bay"
1392:of 1620 and was reiterated in the
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3410:Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
2891:(1629β1641; 1679β1686; 1689β1776)
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2779:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2612:Colonial Massachusetts: a History
2228:Henry Barton Dawson, ed. (1862).
2092:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2066:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
2050:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
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1361:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
1304:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
364:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
5414:History of the Thirteen Colonies
5359:Colonial United States (British)
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2793:500+ volumes of colonial records
2578:(Cornell University Press, 1972)
2528:(Harvard University Press, 1959)
2521:(Harvard University Press, 1974)
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1320:Battles of Lexington and Concord
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5175:Australian Antarctic Territory
4031:since 1965 (before as part of
4028:British Indian Ocean Territory
3914:, while Tanganyika is part of
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2639:Lincoln, William, ed. (1838).
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5389:Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
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2473:10.1080/03612759.1975.9946789
2457:Ammerman, David Leon (1974).
1721:it attained statehood in 1820
1540:, uncle to John Hancock, and
1458:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1450:Constitution of Massachusetts
609:Province of Massachusetts Bay
43:Province of Massachusetts Bay
3486:British Overseas Territories
3158:Province of British Columbia
2763:. New York: Modern Library.
2465:University Press of Virginia
2114:The Writings of Samuel Adams
1844:. The Avalon Project. 1691.
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1385:Massachusetts Government Act
1280:Massachusetts Government Act
407:Massachusetts Government Act
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5202:British Antarctic Territory
4912:Western Pacific Territories
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2616:. Millwood, NY: KTO Press.
2604:(U of Illinois Press, 1987)
2214:Robert Taylor, Robert, ed.
1901:United States Census Bureau
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1257:in 1773 in defiance of the
880:in the 1670s decimated the
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4940:Gilbert and Ellice Islands
4357:British Arctic Territories
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3337:Brandenburger Saint Thomas
3146:Colony of British Columbia
2684:American Historical Review
2608:Labaree, Benjamin (1979).
2533:American Historical Review
1774:as part of the province's
1553:in the revolutionary era.
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1330:American Revolutionary War
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2699:. Boston: Little, Brown.
2463:. Vol. 3. New York:
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2262:Lincoln 1838, p. 601-624.
1967:Lovejoy, pp. 159, 196β212
1516:Governor of Massachusetts
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3219:Santa Fe de Nuevo MΓ©xico
3031:Massachusetts Bay Colony
2755:Wood, Gordon S. (2002).
2720:Pestana, Carla Gardina.
2712:Morison, Samuel (1917).
2652:(New York: Norton, 1970)
2187:Labaree, pp. 170,278β282
2048:Benjamin Woods Labaree,
1958:Labaree, pp. 94, 111β113
1861:Colonial America to 1763
1828:
1813:History of Massachusetts
1477:Kingdom of Great Britain
1444:Forming the Commonwealth
839:Massachusetts Bay Colony
688:Massachusetts Bay Colony
633:Massachusetts Bay Colony
617:thirteen original states
615:which became one of the
516:Massachusetts Bay Colony
32:Massachusetts Bay Colony
30:Not to be confused with
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4594:North-Western Territory
4566:1665β1674 and 1702β1776
4169:1781β1784 and 1795β1819
3834:1923β1965 and 1979β1980
3517:Commonwealth of Nations
3349:Scottish Darien Company
3293:Hospitaller Saint Croix
3092:Dominion of New England
3074:North-Western Territory
2656:Lovejoy, David (1987).
1265:organized a protest at
1251:Old South Meeting House
1092:In the 1730s, Governor
916:Dominion of New England
696:Dominion of New England
358:Great and General Court
5354:Colonial Massachusetts
4743:West Indies Federation
3932:) and continued as an
3515:Current member of the
3402:Of Plymouth Plantation
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3009:(1620β1686; 1689β1691)
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2693:Palfrey, John (1864).
2648:Lockridge, Kenneth A.
2446:Adams, James Truslow.
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1160:without representation
876:during the 1630s, and
659:; the Commonwealth of
210:Provisional government
5364:British North America
4665:Saint Kitts and Nevis
3936:state until the 1979
3542:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
3183:Columbian Viceroyalty
2253:Lincoln 1838, p. 624.
2169:Ammerman 1974, p.170.
2034:. December 18, 1998.
2021:Labaree, pp. 127, 132
1567:First Great Awakening
1398:Massachusetts Charter
1378:Battle of Bunker Hill
1372:
1326:Lexington and Concord
1318:Further information:
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1126:French and Indian War
701:Historical population
393:Massachusetts Charter
198:Self-governing colony
162:Common languages
5193:Realm of New Zealand
5191:(transferred to the
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5011:Realm of New Zealand
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4490:1671β1816, 1833β1960
3319:Dutch Virgin Islands
3267:Spanish West Florida
3261:Spanish East Florida
3140:Stickeen Territories
2845:New England Colonies
2552:Egnal, Marc (1988).
2433:Labaree, pp. 129β130
2244:Lincoln 1838, p.601.
2205:Labaree, pp. 296β300
2196:Labaree, pp. 283β288
1985:Lovejoy, pp. 224β226
1800:Massachusetts portal
1664:improve this section
1497:Penobscot Expedition
1328:, which started the
1009:Province of New York
926:. Dominion governor
5224:Since 2009 part of
5116:of AprilβJune 1982.
4703:Trinidad and Tobago
4317:Antigua and Barbuda
4217:Straits Settlements
3255:Provincias Internas
3231:Spanish Saint Croix
2855:Chesapeake Colonies
2352:Morison 1917, p.21.
2343:Morison 1917, p.20.
2331:Morison 1917, p.19.
2322:Morison 1917, p.18.
2313:Morison 1917, p.17.
2304:Morison 1917, p.16.
2292:Morison 1917, p.15.
2280:Morison 1917, p.14.
1940:Labaree, pp. 96β105
1808:American Revolution
1609:was separated from
1531:Provincial politics
1422:Committee of Safety
1355:Provincial Congress
1306:, which became the
1140:American Revolution
937:Glorious Revolution
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463:Massachusetts pound
420:Provincial Congress
380:American Revolution
4376:Cape Breton Island
4267:Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
4109:Unfederated States
3924:Southern Rhodesia
3511:Commonwealth realm
3418:Quintipartite Deed
3331:Danish West Indies
3299:French Saint Croix
2574:Greven, Philip J.
2467:. pp. 87β88.
1922:Labaree, pp. 27β30
1913:Labaree, pp. 23β26
1780:Treaty of Hartford
1628:, and treasurers.
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3249:Spanish Louisiana
3128:Columbia District
3051:(1643β1654; 1675β
2937:Massachusetts Bay
2865:Southern Colonies
2834:Thirteen Colonies
2739:978-0-8156-0558-4
2667:978-0-8195-6177-0
2623:978-0-5271-8714-9
2567:978-0-8014-1932-4
2545:(1976): 586β614.
2535:(1954): 865β883.
2517:Bailyn, Bernard.
2482:978-0-8139-0525-9
2156:978-1-5955-8734-3
2149:. The New Press.
1994:Webb, pp. 183β184
1931:Hart, pp. 129β131
1879:978-0-8160-2527-5
1709:Treaty of Ryswick
1700:
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1501:Kingdom of France
1390:Mayflower Compact
1349:Thirteen Colonies
1156:Thomas Hutchinson
1122:succeeded in 1745
1110:King George's War
1101:political leader
1021:Elizabeth Islands
1017:Martha's Vineyard
967:as its governor.
878:King Philip's War
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4821:20th century
4737:West Florida
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4640:Rhode Island
4618:Pennsylvania
4576:Newfoundland
4513:
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4388:East Florida
4359:16th c.β1880
4348:
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4197:Crown Colony
4185:Pulo Condore
4159:Crown Colony
4153:North Borneo
4026:
3985:Protectorate
3934:unrecognised
3928:in 1965 (as
3867:
3820:South Africa
3808:Sierra Leone
3795:Saint Helena
3793:
3788:Orange River
3666:Bechuanaland
3647:
3605:Protectorate
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1864:. New York:
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1778:. The 1780s
1769:
1745:Yale College
1737:
1725:
1701:
1686:
1680:October 2015
1677:
1662:Please help
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1438:James Warren
1429:
1426:
1413:John Hancock
1406:
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1323:
1307:
1300:
1284:
1263:Samuel Adams
1248:
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1207:
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1172:John Hancock
1149:
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1103:Samuel Adams
1091:
1087:Dummer's War
1075:
1066:Samuel Shute
1062:
1030:
1027:Colonial era
1005:Dukes County
982:
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920:Delaware Bay
909:
903:also viewed
886:
870:Pequot tribe
867:
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608:
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484:Succeeded by
483:
478:
422:established
412:May 20, 1774
344:James Warren
327:β’ 1775
320:John Hancock
204:Crown colony
174:Massachusett
104:(1745β1774)
97:
86:Coat of arms
36:
5261:Anglosphere
4979:New Zealand
4888:New Zealand
4757:West Jersey
4672:Saint Lucia
4658:Saint Kitts
4652:Saint Croix
4632:1763β1791*
4600:Nova Scotia
4546:New England
4502:, 1691β1776
4469:East Jersey
4457:Connecticut
4336:Bay Islands
4223:Transjordan
4141:Mesopotamia
3979:Afghanistan
3973:Aden Colony
3758:Niger Coast
3724:) 1874β1957
3700:East Africa
3682:Cape Colony
3672:) 1884β1966
3662:) 1868β1966
3405:(1630β1651)
3357:(1799β1867)
3345:(1689β1693)
3339:(1685β1754)
3333:(1672β1917)
3327:(1638β1655)
3321:(1625β1672)
3315:(1614β1667)
3301:, 1665β1733
3295:, 1651β1665
3289:, 1562β1565
3285:1534β1763;
3275:, 1804β1821
3269:, 1783β1821
3263:, 1783β1821
3257:, 1776β1821
3251:, 1769β1801
3245:, 1767β1804
3239:, 1690β1821
3233:, 1650β1651
3227:, 1607β1801
3221:, 1598β1821
3215:, 1580β1898
3209:, 1565β1898
3203:, 1565β1821
3201:New Navarre
3197:, 1565β1763
3193:1521β1821;
3185:(1492β1535)
3160:(1871β1903)
3154:(1866β1871)
3148:(1863β1866)
3142:(1862β1863)
3136:(1811β1818)
3130:(1810β1846)
3122:New Ireland
3118:(1763β1783)
3112:(1763β1783)
3106:(1763β1783)
3100:(1763β1783)
3094:(1686β1689)
3088:(1674β1702)
3086:West Jersey
3082:(1674β1702)
3080:East Jersey
3076:(1670β1870)
3070:(1670β1811)
3064:(1663β1712)
3056: 1680
3045:(1638β1664)
3039:(1635β1644)
3027:(1629β1663)
3021:(1625β1650)
3019:Saint Croix
3015:(1622β1658)
2997:(1607β1699)
2991:(1607β1608)
2985:(1585β1590)
2957:(1732β1776)
2951:(1712β1776)
2945:(1712β1776)
2939:(1691β1776)
2933:(1681β1776)
2927:(1664β1776)
2915:(1664β1776)
2909:(1636β1776)
2903:(1636β1776)
2901:Connecticut
2897:(1632β1776)
2885:(1607β1776)
2133:Wood, p. 38
1868:. pp.
1607:Newburyport
1287:New England
1275:Thomas Gage
1168:Paul Revere
997:Nova Scotia
953:William III
914:formed the
889:restoration
851:New England
653:Nova Scotia
629:New England
621:William III
613:New England
571:Nova Scotia
479:Preceded by
469:, US Dollar
436:May 1, 1776
367:(1774β1780)
361:(1691β1774)
354:Legislature
292:Thomas Gage
236:William III
213:(1774β1780)
201:(1691β1774)
88:(1691-1774)
5343:Categories
5213:since 1908
5205:since 1908
5171:since 1833
5163:since 1816
5155:since 1815
5147:since 1658
5104:department
5091:since 1908
5083:since 1833
4884:since 1838
4864:Swan River
4858:Queensland
4745:1958β1962
4727:since 1666
4713:since 1799
4564:New Jersey
4534:New Albion
4518:since 1632
4515:Montserrat
4496:1629β1691
4443:since 1670
4365:1858β1866
4353:since 1619
4305:since 1650
4258:Bangladesh
4193:1841β1946
4155:1882β1963
4121:Federation
4099:1819β1826
4037:Seychelles
3981:1839β1842
3872:since 1816
3856:Tanganyika
3814:Somaliland
3802:Seychelles
3798:since 1658
3718:Gold Coast
3712:The Gambia
3656:Basutoland
3652:since 1815
3594:Free State
3587:1542β1800
3573:Heligoland
3569:since 1713
3325:New Sweden
3281:New France
2919:New Jersey
1753:Barrington
1626:constables
1507:John Adams
1472:Pittsfield
1402:George III
1273:. General
1240:lithograph
1144:See also:
1118:Louisbourg
1054:Port Royal
1050:New France
1019:, and the
987:, western
901:Charles II
893:Charles II
874:Pequot War
861:, and the
672:Blue Hills
668:Algonquian
252:George III
194:Government
5197:1841β1947
5184:1841β1933
5075:1831β1966
5069:1670β1688
5063:1651β1667
5057:1631β1641
4987:1914β1962
4981:1907β1947
4974:1901β1942
4972:Australia
4967:1900β1974
4961:1900β1970
4949:1893β1978
4942:1892β1979
4936:1889β1948
4930:1888β1901
4924:Rarotonga
4920:1884β1902
4914:1877β1976
4908:1874β1970
4902:1851β1901
4896:1846β1847
4890:1841β1907
4876:1836β1901
4870:1829β1901
4860:1824β1901
4854:1824β1980
4848:1807β1863
4842:1803β1901
4832:1788β1901
4765:1833β1960
4759:1674β1702
4751:1967β1983
4739:1763β1783
4733:1607β1776
4719:1849β1866
4705:1889β1962
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