What was the Dominion of New England?

Dominion of New England from 1686 to 1689 was a province created by combining the British colonies in North America which included present-day Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and starting 7 May 1688 New Jersey, and New York.

It removed some of the rights of colonists to govern themselves.

It established the universality of certain basic rights.

It asserted the colonists’ right to self-government.

It encouraged colonial independence from England.