The Dominion of New England in America (1686-1689) was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies in the New England region of North America. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

On 1686-06-03, King James II of England decreed the creation of the Dominion as a measure to enforce the Navigation Acts and to coordinate the mutual defense of colonies against the French and hostile Native Americans. The Dominion initially comprised the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, the Colony of New Plymouth, the Province of New Hampshire, the Province of Maine, and the Narraganset Country or King's Province. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and the Colony of Connecticut were added to the Dominion on 1686-09-03. On 1688-04-07, the Province of New York, the Province of East Jersey, and the Province of West Jersey were added to the Dominion. 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Navigation Acts The English Navigation Acts were a series of laws which, beginning in 1651, restricted the use of foreign shipping in the trade of England (later Great Britain and its colonies). ... A Hupa man. ... A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... 1677 map of New England by William Hubbard showing the location of Plymouth Colony. ... A map of the Province of New Hampshire. ... The 1622 grant of the Province of Maine is shown outlined in blue. ... Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of Rhode Island, a U.S. state. ... Providence Plantation was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Baptist minister fleeing from religious persecution in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... -1... 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... The Province of New York (Dutch: Provincie Nieuw-Nederland or Provincie New York) was a British colony that existed roughly where the U.S. state of New York does now. ... The original provinces of West and East Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. ... The original provinces of West and East Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. ...

Although the New England colonists had previously sought a loose voluntary association in the New England Confederation, the imposition of a centralized authority from England was highly unpopular. The actions of Dominion Governor in Chief Edmund Andros in promoting the Church of England, as well as the behaviors of English soldiers garrisoned at Boston, greatly angered many Puritans and other loyalists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and other colonies. Mercator projection: New England Confederation in yellow The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the British colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. ... Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ...

When word of the overthrow of James II by William of Orange in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 reached Boston, the colonists rose up in rebellion and arrested Governor in Chief Edmund Andros on 1689-04-18. The Dominion immediately collapsed. William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... The Revolution of 1688, commonly known as the Glorious Revolution, was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ...

The word dominion would later be used to describe the Dominion of Canada, and other self-governing British colonies. A dominion, often Dominion, is the territory or the authority of a dominus (a lord or master). ...

Governors in Chief of the Dominion of New England in America

This is a list of the Governors in Chief of the Dominion of New England in America from 1686 to 1689:

When the Dominion disintegrated in 1689, Simon Bradstreet served as Governor of Massachusetts Bay until William Phips arrived as Royal Governor in 1692. Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 - April 2, 1720), colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715, the son of Thomas Dudley, was born and died in Roxbury, Massachusetts. ... Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ... Simon Bradstreet (March 18, 1603–March 27, 1697) was a colonial magistrate, businessman and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... Sir William Phips (1651-1695) Sir William Phips (or Phipps) (February 2, 1651 or 1650 – February 18, 1694 or 1695), colonial governor of Massachusetts, was born at Woolwich, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River. ...

References

• Alan Taylor, American Colonies: the Settling of North America, part of The Penguin History of the United States series, Eric Fonor, Editor, Penguin Books, 2001.
• Dominion of New England 1686-1689 from U-S-History.com