Answer:
The Dominion of New England combined earlier New England colonies into a single government, which lasted from 1686 to 1689. It was very unpopular, and the citizens rose up, imprisoned its officers, and reverted to the earlier colonial governments, which then received royal charters. The most long lasting effect of this seems to be an understanding that New England was too large to be effectively governed by a single body.
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