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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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The second major change was that senior officials of the government were appointed by the crown instead of being elected, including governor, lieutenant governor, and judges. The legislative assembly (or
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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Plymouth colony never had a royal charter, so its governance had always been on a somewhat precarious footing. The Massachusetts colonial government was re-established but it no longer had a valid charter, and some opponents of the old Puritan rule refused to pay taxes and engaged in other forms
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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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was highly unpopular in the colonies, but he was especially hated in Massachusetts where he angered virtually everyone by rigidly enforcing the Navigation Acts, vacating land titles, appropriating a Puritan meeting house as a site to host services for the Church of England, and restricting
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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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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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held control over spending and could withhold the pay of the Royal officials as leverage. This resulted in the Royal Governor being little more than a figurehead.
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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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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
2099:"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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4251:. 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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1336:on July 4, 1776, declaring the independence of all
1174:, and the Massachusetts General Court authorized a
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1464:Massachusetts Bay declaring independence from the
1425:was elected as the congress' second president and
1404:as its first president (then called chairman) and
1274:The Intolerable Acts only increased the crisis in
2068:William Shirley, King's Governor of Massachusetts
1847:Purvis, Thomas L. (1999). Balkin, Richard (ed.).
848:Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
421:β’ Massachusetts Declaration of Independence
16:British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
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2049:
2047:
3141:Colony of British Columbia and Vancouver Island
1238:The Sons of Liberty organized a meeting at the
2711:Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts
2703:A History of the Constitution of Massachusetts
2633:. Dutton and Wentworth, Printers to the State.
1365:1834 portrait of Joseph Warren's death at the
1155:on March 5, 1770. By this time, Samuel Adams,
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2649:. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.
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1594:, for example, was split into six towns, and
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5335:1776 disestablishments in the British Empire
5213:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5196:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
5074:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2721:. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
1812:List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
1659:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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5395:1691 establishments in the British Empire
2021:"The Charter of Massachusetts Bay β 1691"
1679:Learn how and when to remove this message
1533:This faction became a vital force in the
1389:. They declared their allegiance to King
1334:United States Declaration of Independence
1097:The next 20 years were dominated by war.
4257:Legitimacy of territorial establishment
2577:. New York: The States History Company.
2549:. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
2445:
1383:Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company
1357:
1222:
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2105:. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 241β247.
822:began in 1620 with the founding of the
809:Source: 1700β1760; 1770β1780 including
5370:Pre-statehood history of New Hampshire
5360:Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts
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5242:Historical flags of the British Empire
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2574:Commonwealth History of Massachusetts
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1883:"Colonial and Pre-Federal Statistics"
1313:War finally erupted in April 1775 at
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818:Colonial settlement of the shores of
3196:Captaincy General of the Philippines
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2437:Revolutionary New England, 1691β1776
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1657:adding citations to reliable sources
1624:
1250:; thousands of people attended, and
365:British colonization of the Americas
5053:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands
3896:. British Cameroons is now part of
2571:Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1927).
2513:Bailyn, Bernard, and Lotte Bailyn.
1807:Historical outline of Massachusetts
1212:
1065:In the early 1720s, the Indigenous
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3912:unilaterally declared independence
3607:1708β1757, 1763β1782 and 1798β1802
2748:The American Revolution: A History
2713:(Cambridge University Press, 2004)
2705:. Wright & Potter Printing Co.
2647:The Glorious Revolution in America
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1965:Lovejoy, pp. 184β186, 188β190, 193
1831:"The Charter of Massachusetts Bay"
1381:of 1620 and was reiterated in the
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3399:Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
2880:(1629β1641; 1679β1686; 1689β1776)
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2768:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2601:Colonial Massachusetts: a History
2217:Henry Barton Dawson, ed. (1862).
2081:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2055:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
2039:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
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1350:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
1293:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
353:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
5400:History of the Thirteen Colonies
5345:Colonial United States (British)
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2782:500+ volumes of colonial records
2567:(Cornell University Press, 1972)
2517:(Harvard University Press, 1959)
2510:(Harvard University Press, 1974)
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1309:Battles of Lexington and Concord
1201:for six days in September, with
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5161:Australian Antarctic Territory
4017:since 1965 (before as part of
4014:British Indian Ocean Territory
3900:, while Tanganyika is part of
3534:since 1960 (before as part of
2628:Lincoln, William, ed. (1838).
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5375:Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
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2462:10.1080/03612759.1975.9946789
2446:Ammerman, David Leon (1974).
1710:it attained statehood in 1820
1529:, uncle to John Hancock, and
1447:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1439:Constitution of Massachusetts
598:Province of Massachusetts Bay
32:Province of Massachusetts Bay
3475:British Overseas Territories
3147:Province of British Columbia
2752:. New York: Modern Library.
2454:University Press of Virginia
2103:The Writings of Samuel Adams
1833:. The Avalon Project. 1691.
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1374:Massachusetts Government Act
1269:Massachusetts Government Act
396:Massachusetts Government Act
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5188:British Antarctic Territory
4898:Western Pacific Territories
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2605:. Millwood, NY: KTO Press.
2593:(U of Illinois Press, 1987)
2203:Robert Taylor, Robert, ed.
1890:United States Census Bureau
1774:
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1246:in 1773 in defiance of the
869:in the 1670s decimated the
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4343:British Arctic Territories
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3326:Brandenburger Saint Thomas
3135:Colony of British Columbia
2673:American Historical Review
2597:Labaree, Benjamin (1979).
2522:American Historical Review
1763:as part of the province's
1542:in the revolutionary era.
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1319:American Revolutionary War
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2688:. Boston: Little, Brown.
2452:. Vol. 3. New York:
2260:Lincoln 1838, p. 601-635.
2251:Lincoln 1838, p. 601-624.
1956:Lovejoy, pp. 159, 196β212
1505:Governor of Massachusetts
1453:constitutional convention
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3208:Santa Fe de Nuevo MΓ©xico
3020:Massachusetts Bay Colony
2744:Wood, Gordon S. (2002).
2709:Pestana, Carla Gardina.
2701:Morison, Samuel (1917).
2641:(New York: Norton, 1970)
2176:Labaree, pp. 170,278β282
2037:Benjamin Woods Labaree,
1947:Labaree, pp. 94, 111β113
1850:Colonial America to 1763
1817:
1802:History of Massachusetts
1466:Kingdom of Great Britain
1433:Forming the Commonwealth
828:Massachusetts Bay Colony
677:Massachusetts Bay Colony
622:Massachusetts Bay Colony
606:thirteen original states
604:which became one of the
505:Massachusetts Bay Colony
21:Massachusetts Bay Colony
19:Not to be confused with
4979:1919β1942 and 1945β1968
4804:18th and 19th centuries
4620:Queen Charlotte Islands
4580:North-Western Territory
4552:1665β1674 and 1702β1776
4155:1781β1784 and 1795β1819
3820:1923β1965 and 1979β1980
3506:Commonwealth of Nations
3338:Scottish Darien Company
3282:Hospitaller Saint Croix
3081:Dominion of New England
3063:North-Western Territory
2645:Lovejoy, David (1987).
1254:organized a protest at
1240:Old South Meeting House
1081:In the 1730s, Governor
905:Dominion of New England
685:Dominion of New England
347:Great and General Court
5340:Colonial Massachusetts
4729:West Indies Federation
3918:) and continued as an
3504:Current member of the
3391:Of Plymouth Plantation
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2998:(1620β1686; 1689β1691)
2910:(1664β1673; 1702β1776)
2682:Palfrey, John (1864).
2637:Lockridge, Kenneth A.
2435:Adams, James Truslow.
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1166:Parliament passed the
1149:without representation
865:during the 1630s, and
648:; the Commonwealth of
199:Provisional government
5350:British North America
4651:Saint Kitts and Nevis
3922:state until the 1979
3531:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
3172:Columbian Viceroyalty
2242:Lincoln 1838, p. 624.
2158:Ammerman 1974, p.170.
2023:. December 18, 1998.
2010:Labaree, pp. 127, 132
1556:First Great Awakening
1387:Massachusetts Charter
1367:Battle of Bunker Hill
1361:
1315:Lexington and Concord
1307:Further information:
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1115:French and Indian War
690:Historical population
382:Massachusetts Charter
187:Self-governing colony
151:Common languages
5179:Realm of New Zealand
5177:(transferred to the
5164:(transferred to the
4997:Realm of New Zealand
4598:Prince Edward Island
4476:1671β1816, 1833β1960
3591:Malta (Protectorate)
3308:Dutch Virgin Islands
3256:Spanish West Florida
3250:Spanish East Florida
3129:Stickeen Territories
2834:New England Colonies
2541:Egnal, Marc (1988).
2422:Labaree, pp. 129β130
2233:Lincoln 1838, p.601.
2194:Labaree, pp. 296β300
2185:Labaree, pp. 283β288
1974:Lovejoy, pp. 224β226
1789:Massachusetts portal
1653:improve this section
1486:Penobscot Expedition
1317:, which started the
998:Province of New York
915:. Dominion governor
5210:Since 2009 part of
5102:of AprilβJune 1982.
4689:Trinidad and Tobago
4303:Antigua and Barbuda
4203:Straits Settlements
3244:Provincias Internas
3220:Spanish Saint Croix
2844:Chesapeake Colonies
2341:Morison 1917, p.21.
2332:Morison 1917, p.20.
2320:Morison 1917, p.19.
2311:Morison 1917, p.18.
2302:Morison 1917, p.17.
2293:Morison 1917, p.16.
2281:Morison 1917, p.15.
2269:Morison 1917, p.14.
1929:Labaree, pp. 96β105
1797:American Revolution
1598:was separated from
1520:Provincial politics
1411:Committee of Safety
1344:Provincial Congress
1295:, which became the
1129:American Revolution
926:Glorious Revolution
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452:Massachusetts pound
409:Provincial Congress
369:American Revolution
4362:Cape Breton Island
4253:Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
4095:Unfederated States
3910:Southern Rhodesia
3500:Commonwealth realm
3407:Quintipartite Deed
3320:Danish West Indies
3288:French Saint Croix
2563:Greven, Philip J.
2456:. pp. 87β88.
1911:Labaree, pp. 27β30
1902:Labaree, pp. 23β26
1769:Treaty of Hartford
1617:, and treasurers.
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3238:Spanish Louisiana
3117:Columbia District
3040:(1643β1654; 1675β
2926:Massachusetts Bay
2854:Southern Colonies
2823:Thirteen Colonies
2728:978-0-8156-0558-4
2656:978-0-8195-6177-0
2612:978-0-5271-8714-9
2556:978-0-8014-1932-4
2534:(1976): 586β614.
2524:(1954): 865β883.
2506:Bailyn, Bernard.
2471:978-0-8139-0525-9
2145:978-1-5955-8734-3
2138:. The New Press.
1983:Webb, pp. 183β184
1920:Hart, pp. 129β131
1868:978-0-8160-2527-5
1698:Treaty of Ryswick
1689:
1688:
1681:
1490:Kingdom of France
1379:Mayflower Compact
1338:Thirteen Colonies
1145:Thomas Hutchinson
1111:succeeded in 1745
1099:King George's War
1090:political leader
1010:Elizabeth Islands
1006:Martha's Vineyard
956:as its governor.
867:King Philip's War
820:Massachusetts Bay
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1406:Benjamin Lincoln
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1260:Boston Tea Party
1233:Boston Tea Party
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1213:Boston Tea Party
1172:Intolerable Acts
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4562:Newfoundland
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4374:East Florida
4345:16th c.β1880
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4286:
4183:Crown Colony
4171:Pulo Condore
4145:Crown Colony
4139:North Borneo
4012:
3971:Protectorate
3920:unrecognised
3914:in 1965 (as
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3794:Sierra Leone
3781:Saint Helena
3779:
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3652:Bechuanaland
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1767:. The 1780s
1758:
1734:Yale College
1726:
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1669:October 2015
1666:
1651:Please help
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1080:
1076:Dummer's War
1064:
1055:Samuel Shute
1051:
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994:Dukes County
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909:Delaware Bay
898:
892:also viewed
875:
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473:Succeeded by
472:
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411:established
401:May 20, 1774
333:James Warren
316:β’ 1775
309:John Hancock
193:Crown colony
163:Massachusett
93:(1745β1774)
86:
75:Coat of arms
25:
5247:Anglosphere
4965:New Zealand
4874:New Zealand
4743:West Jersey
4658:Saint Lucia
4644:Saint Kitts
4638:Saint Croix
4618:1763β1791*
4586:Nova Scotia
4532:New England
4488:, 1691β1776
4455:East Jersey
4443:Connecticut
4322:Bay Islands
4209:Transjordan
4127:Mesopotamia
3965:Afghanistan
3959:Aden Colony
3744:Niger Coast
3710:) 1874β1957
3686:East Africa
3668:Cape Colony
3658:) 1884β1966
3648:) 1868β1966
3394:(1630β1651)
3346:(1799β1867)
3334:(1689β1693)
3328:(1685β1754)
3322:(1672β1917)
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3310:(1625β1672)
3304:(1614β1667)
3290:, 1665β1733
3284:, 1651β1665
3278:, 1562β1565
3274:1534β1763;
3264:, 1804β1821
3258:, 1783β1821
3252:, 1783β1821
3246:, 1776β1821
3240:, 1769β1801
3234:, 1767β1804
3228:, 1690β1821
3222:, 1650β1651
3216:, 1607β1801
3210:, 1598β1821
3204:, 1580β1898
3198:, 1565β1898
3192:, 1565β1821
3190:New Navarre
3186:, 1565β1763
3182:1521β1821;
3174:(1492β1535)
3149:(1871β1903)
3143:(1866β1871)
3137:(1863β1866)
3131:(1862β1863)
3125:(1811β1818)
3119:(1810β1846)
3111:New Ireland
3107:(1763β1783)
3101:(1763β1783)
3095:(1763β1783)
3089:(1763β1783)
3083:(1686β1689)
3077:(1674β1702)
3075:West Jersey
3071:(1674β1702)
3069:East Jersey
3065:(1670β1870)
3059:(1670β1811)
3053:(1663β1712)
3045: 1680
3034:(1638β1664)
3028:(1635β1644)
3016:(1629β1663)
3010:(1625β1650)
3008:Saint Croix
3004:(1622β1658)
2986:(1607β1699)
2980:(1607β1608)
2974:(1585β1590)
2946:(1732β1776)
2940:(1712β1776)
2934:(1712β1776)
2928:(1691β1776)
2922:(1681β1776)
2916:(1664β1776)
2904:(1664β1776)
2898:(1636β1776)
2892:(1636β1776)
2890:Connecticut
2886:(1632β1776)
2874:(1607β1776)
2122:Wood, p. 38
1857:. pp.
1596:Newburyport
1276:New England
1264:Thomas Gage
1157:Paul Revere
986:Nova Scotia
942:William III
903:formed the
878:restoration
840:New England
642:Nova Scotia
618:New England
610:William III
602:New England
560:Nova Scotia
468:Preceded by
458:, US Dollar
425:May 1, 1776
356:(1774β1780)
350:(1691β1774)
343:Legislature
281:Thomas Gage
225:William III
202:(1774β1780)
190:(1691β1774)
77:(1691-1774)
5329:Categories
5199:since 1908
5191:since 1908
5157:since 1833
5149:since 1816
5141:since 1815
5133:since 1658
5090:department
5077:since 1908
5069:since 1833
4870:since 1838
4850:Swan River
4844:Queensland
4731:1958β1962
4713:since 1666
4699:since 1799
4550:New Jersey
4520:New Albion
4504:since 1632
4501:Montserrat
4482:1629β1691
4429:since 1670
4351:1858β1866
4339:since 1619
4291:since 1650
4244:Bangladesh
4179:1841β1946
4141:1882β1963
4107:Federation
4085:1819β1826
4023:Seychelles
3967:1839β1842
3858:since 1816
3842:Tanganyika
3800:Somaliland
3788:Seychelles
3784:since 1658
3704:Gold Coast
3698:The Gambia
3642:Basutoland
3638:since 1815
3593:1800β1813
3583:Free State
3576:1542β1800
3562:Heligoland
3558:since 1713
3314:New Sweden
3270:New France
2908:New Jersey
1742:Barrington
1615:constables
1496:John Adams
1461:Pittsfield
1391:George III
1262:. General
1229:lithograph
1133:See also:
1107:Louisbourg
1043:Port Royal
1039:New France
1008:, and the
976:, western
890:Charles II
882:Charles II
863:Pequot War
850:, and the
661:Blue Hills
657:Algonquian
241:George III
183:Government
5183:1841β1947
5170:1841β1933
5061:1831β1966
5055:1670β1688
5049:1651β1667
5043:1631β1641
4973:1914β1962
4967:1907β1947
4960:1901β1942
4958:Australia
4953:1900β1974
4947:1900β1970
4935:1893β1978
4928:1892β1979
4922:1889β1948
4916:1888β1901
4910:Rarotonga
4906:1884β1902
4900:1877β1976
4894:1874β1970
4888:1851β1901
4882:1846β1847
4876:1841β1907
4862:1836β1901
4856:1829β1901
4846:1824β1901
4840:1824β1980
4834:1807β1863
4828:1803β1901
4818:1788β1901
4751:1833β1960
4745:1674β1702
4737:1967β1983
4725:1763β1783
4719:1607β1776
4705:1849β1866
4691:1889β1962
4685:1862β1863
4679:1712β1776
4673:1635β1644
4667:1627β1979
4660:1605β1979
4653:1882β1983
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