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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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House of
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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Encouragement of Our Loveing Subjects Inhabiting our said Province or Territory of the Massachusetts Bay and of such as shall come to Inhabit there Wee doe by these presents for vs Our heires and Successors Grant Establish and Ordaine that for ever hereafter there shall
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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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In 1779 another question was put to the electorate. This time the people were asked if they favored another convention, apportioned by population, to meet and formulate a new draft of the constitution. The question passed by a 72% to 28% margin. This next convention met from September 1, 1779, to
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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tribe. It has been translated as "at the great hill", "at the place of large hills", or "at the range of hills", with reference to the
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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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Female Felons: Women and Serious Crime in Colonial Massachusetts
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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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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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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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Maier, Pauline. "Coming to Terms with Samuel Adams".
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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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1440:was elected as the congress' second president and
1419:as its first president (then called chairman) and
1289:The Intolerable Acts only increased the crisis in
2083:William Shirley, King's Governor of Massachusetts
1862:Purvis, Thomas L. (1999). Balkin, Richard (ed.).
863: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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3156:Colony of British Columbia and Vancouver Island
1253:The Sons of Liberty organized a meeting at the
2726:Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts
2718:A History of the Constitution of Massachusetts
2648:. Dutton and Wentworth, Printers to the State.
1380:1834 portrait of Joseph Warren's death at the
1170:on March 5, 1770. By this time, Samuel Adams,
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2664:. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.
1609:, for example, was split into six towns, and
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5231:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5214:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
5092:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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2736:. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
1827:List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
1674:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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1404:. They declared their allegiance to King
1349:United States Declaration of Independence
1112:The next 20 years were dominated by war.
4275:Legitimacy of territorial establishment
2592:. New York: The States History Company.
2564:. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
1398:Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company
5303:
2120:. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 241β247.
1837:
837:began in 1620 with the founding of the
824:Source: 1700β1760; 1770β1780 including
5388:Pre-statehood history of New Hampshire
5378:Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts
5260:Historical flags of the British Empire
5244:Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1985
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1898:"Colonial and Pre-Federal Statistics"
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1265:; thousands of people attended, and
376:British colonization of the Americas
5071:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands
3914:. British Cameroons is now part of
2586:Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1927).
2528:Bailyn, Bernard, and Lotte Bailyn.
1822:Historical outline of Massachusetts
1080:In the early 1720s, the Indigenous
3930:unilaterally declared independence
3625:1708β1757, 1763β1782 and 1798β1802
2763:The American Revolution: A History
2728:(Cambridge University Press, 2004)
2720:. Wright & Potter Printing Co.
2662:The Glorious Revolution in America
1980:Lovejoy, pp. 184β186, 188β190, 193
1846:"The Charter of Massachusetts Bay"
1396:of 1620 and was reiterated in the
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5116:Occupied by Argentina during the
3414:Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
2895:(1629β1641; 1679β1686; 1689β1776)
2783:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2616:Colonial Massachusetts: a History
2232:Henry Barton Dawson, ed. (1862).
2096:Merchants, Farmers and River Gods
2070:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
2054:Colonial Massachusetts: A History
1365:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
1308:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
364:Massachusetts Provincial Congress
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2523:The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson
2147:Raphael, Ray (March 16, 2010).
909:Massachusetts' issuing of coins
876:was virtually destroyed in the
5383:Pre-statehood history of Maine
5179:Australian Antarctic Territory
4035:since 1965 (before as part of
4032:British Indian Ocean Territory
3918:, while Tanganyika is part of
3549:since 1960 (before as part of
2643:Lincoln, William, ed. (1838).
1503:had ended in failure, and the
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5393:Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
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2477:10.1080/03612759.1975.9946789
2461:Ammerman, David Leon (1974).
1725:it attained statehood in 1820
1544:, uncle to John Hancock, and
1462:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1454:Constitution of Massachusetts
609:Province of Massachusetts Bay
43:Province of Massachusetts Bay
3490:British Overseas Territories
3162:Province of British Columbia
2767:. New York: Modern Library.
2469:University Press of Virginia
2118:The Writings of Samuel Adams
1848:. The Avalon Project. 1691.
1389:Massachusetts Government Act
1284:Massachusetts Government Act
407:Massachusetts Government Act
5206:British Antarctic Territory
4916:Western Pacific Territories
2620:. Millwood, NY: KTO Press.
2608:(U of Illinois Press, 1987)
2218:Robert Taylor, Robert, ed.
1905:United States Census Bureau
1261:in 1773 in defiance of the
884:in the 1670s decimated the
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4361:British Arctic Territories
3341:Brandenburger Saint Thomas
3150:Colony of British Columbia
2688:American Historical Review
2612:Labaree, Benjamin (1979).
2537:American Historical Review
1778:as part of the province's
1557:in the revolutionary era.
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2266:Lincoln 1838, p. 601-624.
1971:Lovejoy, pp. 159, 196β212
1520:Governor of Massachusetts
1468:constitutional convention
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3035:Massachusetts Bay Colony
2759:Wood, Gordon S. (2002).
2724:Pestana, Carla Gardina.
2716:Morison, Samuel (1917).
2656:(New York: Norton, 1970)
2191:Labaree, pp. 170,278β282
2052:Benjamin Woods Labaree,
1962:Labaree, pp. 94, 111β113
1865:Colonial America to 1763
1817:History of Massachusetts
1481:Kingdom of Great Britain
1448:Forming the Commonwealth
843:Massachusetts Bay Colony
692:Massachusetts Bay Colony
637:Massachusetts Bay Colony
617:thirteen original states
615:which became one of the
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4598:North-Western Territory
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3353:Scottish Darien Company
3297:Hospitaller Saint Croix
3096:Dominion of New England
3078:North-Western Territory
2660:Lovejoy, David (1987).
1269:organized a protest at
1255:Old South Meeting House
1096:In the 1730s, Governor
920:Dominion of New England
700:Dominion of New England
358:Great and General Court
5358:Colonial Massachusetts
4747:West Indies Federation
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2697:Palfrey, John (1864).
2652:Lockridge, Kenneth A.
2450:Adams, James Truslow.
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210:Provisional government
5368:British North America
4669:Saint Kitts and Nevis
3940:state until the 1979
3546:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
3187:Columbian Viceroyalty
2257:Lincoln 1838, p. 624.
2173:Ammerman 1974, p.170.
2038:. December 18, 1998.
2025:Labaree, pp. 127, 132
1571:First Great Awakening
1402:Massachusetts Charter
1382:Battle of Bunker Hill
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1330:Lexington and Concord
1322:Further information:
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705:Historical population
393:Massachusetts Charter
198:Self-governing colony
162:Common languages
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3271:Spanish West Florida
3265:Spanish East Florida
3144:Stickeen Territories
2849:New England Colonies
2556:Egnal, Marc (1988).
2437:Labaree, pp. 129β130
2248:Lincoln 1838, p.601.
2209:Labaree, pp. 296β300
2200:Labaree, pp. 283β288
1989:Lovejoy, pp. 224β226
1804:Massachusetts portal
1668:improve this section
1501:Penobscot Expedition
1332:, which started the
1013:Province of New York
930:. Dominion governor
5228:Since 2009 part of
5120:of AprilβJune 1982.
4707:Trinidad and Tobago
4321:Antigua and Barbuda
4221:Straits Settlements
3259:Provincias Internas
3235:Spanish Saint Croix
2859:Chesapeake Colonies
2356:Morison 1917, p.21.
2347:Morison 1917, p.20.
2335:Morison 1917, p.19.
2326:Morison 1917, p.18.
2317:Morison 1917, p.17.
2308:Morison 1917, p.16.
2296:Morison 1917, p.15.
2284:Morison 1917, p.14.
1944:Labaree, pp. 96β105
1812:American Revolution
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1426:Committee of Safety
1359:Provincial Congress
1310:, which became the
1144:American Revolution
941:Glorious Revolution
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463:Massachusetts pound
420:Provincial Congress
380:American Revolution
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4271:Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
4113:Unfederated States
3928:Southern Rhodesia
3515:Commonwealth realm
3422:Quintipartite Deed
3335:Danish West Indies
3303:French Saint Croix
2578:Greven, Philip J.
2471:. pp. 87β88.
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1917:Labaree, pp. 23β26
1784:Treaty of Hartford
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2869:Southern Colonies
2838:Thirteen Colonies
2743:978-0-8156-0558-4
2671:978-0-8195-6177-0
2627:978-0-5271-8714-9
2571:978-0-8014-1932-4
2549:(1976): 586β614.
2539:(1954): 865β883.
2521:Bailyn, Bernard.
2486:978-0-8139-0525-9
2160:978-1-5955-8734-3
2153:. The New Press.
1998:Webb, pp. 183β184
1935:Hart, pp. 129β131
1883:978-0-8160-2527-5
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1394:Mayflower Compact
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1021:Martha's Vineyard
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4741:West Florida
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4644:Rhode Island
4622:Pennsylvania
4580:Newfoundland
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4392:East Florida
4363:16th c.β1880
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4201:Crown Colony
4189:Pulo Condore
4163:Crown Colony
4157:North Borneo
4030:
3989:Protectorate
3938:unrecognised
3932:in 1965 (as
3871:
3824:South Africa
3812:Sierra Leone
3799:Saint Helena
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3670:Bechuanaland
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1782:. The 1780s
1773:
1749:Yale College
1741:
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1690:
1684:October 2015
1681:
1666:Please help
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1433:
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1417:John Hancock
1410:
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1267:Samuel Adams
1252:
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1211:
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1176:John Hancock
1153:
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1107:Samuel Adams
1095:
1091:Dummer's War
1079:
1070:Samuel Shute
1066:
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1031:Colonial era
1009:Dukes County
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924:Delaware Bay
913:
907:also viewed
890:
874:Pequot tribe
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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:
5265:Anglosphere
4983:New Zealand
4892:New Zealand
4761:West Jersey
4676:Saint Lucia
4662:Saint Kitts
4656:Saint Croix
4636:1763β1791*
4604:Nova Scotia
4550:New England
4506:, 1691β1776
4473:East Jersey
4461:Connecticut
4340:Bay Islands
4227:Transjordan
4145:Mesopotamia
3983:Afghanistan
3977:Aden Colony
3762:Niger Coast
3728:) 1874β1957
3704:East Africa
3686:Cape Colony
3676:) 1884β1966
3666:) 1868β1966
3409:(1630β1651)
3361:(1799β1867)
3349:(1689β1693)
3343:(1685β1754)
3337:(1672β1917)
3331:(1638β1655)
3325:(1625β1672)
3319:(1614β1667)
3305:, 1665β1733
3299:, 1651β1665
3293:, 1562β1565
3289:1534β1763;
3279:, 1804β1821
3273:, 1783β1821
3267:, 1783β1821
3261:, 1776β1821
3255:, 1769β1801
3249:, 1767β1804
3243:, 1690β1821
3237:, 1650β1651
3231:, 1607β1801
3225:, 1598β1821
3219:, 1580β1898
3213:, 1565β1898
3207:, 1565β1821
3205:New Navarre
3201:, 1565β1763
3197:1521β1821;
3189:(1492β1535)
3164:(1871β1903)
3158:(1866β1871)
3152:(1863β1866)
3146:(1862β1863)
3140:(1811β1818)
3134:(1810β1846)
3126:New Ireland
3122:(1763β1783)
3116:(1763β1783)
3110:(1763β1783)
3104:(1763β1783)
3098:(1686β1689)
3092:(1674β1702)
3090:West Jersey
3086:(1674β1702)
3084:East Jersey
3080:(1670β1870)
3074:(1670β1811)
3068:(1663β1712)
3060: 1680
3049:(1638β1664)
3043:(1635β1644)
3031:(1629β1663)
3025:(1625β1650)
3023:Saint Croix
3019:(1622β1658)
3001:(1607β1699)
2995:(1607β1608)
2989:(1585β1590)
2961:(1732β1776)
2955:(1712β1776)
2949:(1712β1776)
2943:(1691β1776)
2937:(1681β1776)
2931:(1664β1776)
2919:(1664β1776)
2913:(1636β1776)
2907:(1636β1776)
2905:Connecticut
2901:(1632β1776)
2889:(1607β1776)
2137:Wood, p. 38
1872:. pp.
1611:Newburyport
1291:New England
1279:Thomas Gage
1172:Paul Revere
1001:Nova Scotia
957:William III
918:formed the
893:restoration
855:New England
657:Nova Scotia
633: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)
5347:Categories
5217:since 1908
5209:since 1908
5175:since 1833
5167:since 1816
5159:since 1815
5151:since 1658
5108:department
5095:since 1908
5087:since 1833
4888:since 1838
4868:Swan River
4862:Queensland
4749:1958β1962
4731:since 1666
4717:since 1799
4568:New Jersey
4538:New Albion
4522:since 1632
4519:Montserrat
4500:1629β1691
4447:since 1670
4369:1858β1866
4357:since 1619
4309:since 1650
4262:Bangladesh
4197:1841β1946
4159:1882β1963
4125:Federation
4103:1819β1826
4041:Seychelles
3985:1839β1842
3876:since 1816
3860:Tanganyika
3818:Somaliland
3806:Seychelles
3802:since 1658
3722:Gold Coast
3716:The Gambia
3660:Basutoland
3656:since 1815
3598:Free State
3591:1542β1800
3577:Heligoland
3573:since 1713
3329:New Sweden
3285:New France
2923:New Jersey
1757:Barrington
1630:constables
1511:John Adams
1476:Pittsfield
1406:George III
1277:. General
1244:lithograph
1148:See also:
1122:Louisbourg
1058:Port Royal
1054:New France
1023:, and the
991:, western
905:Charles II
897:Charles II
878:Pequot War
865:, and the
676:Blue Hills
672:Algonquian
252:George III
194:Government
5201:1841β1947
5188:1841β1933
5079:1831β1966
5073:1670β1688
5067:1651β1667
5061:1631β1641
4991:1914β1962
4985:1907β1947
4978:1901β1942
4976:Australia
4971:1900β1974
4965:1900β1970
4953:1893β1978
4946:1892β1979
4940:1889β1948
4934:1888β1901
4928:Rarotonga
4924:1884β1902
4918:1877β1976
4912:1874β1970
4906:1851β1901
4900:1846β1847
4894:1841β1907
4880:1836β1901
4874:1829β1901
4864:1824β1901
4858:1824β1980
4852:1807β1863
4846:1803β1901
4836:1788β1901
4769:1833β1960
4763:1674β1702
4755:1967β1983
4743:1763β1783
4737:1607β1776
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