Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3 c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774. The act effectively abrogated the Massachusetts Charter of 1691 of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers. The colonists said it altered by parliamentary fiat the basic structure of colonial government. They vehemently opposed it and would not let it operate. It was a major step on the way to the start of the American Revolution in 1775.
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Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3 c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774. The act effectively abrogated the Massachusetts Charter of 1691 of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers. The colonists said it altered by parliamentary fiat the basic structure of colonial government. They vehemently opposed it and would not let it operate. It was a major step on the way to the start of the American Revolution in 1775.
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L'acte de gouvernement du Mass ...... obtenu l'accord du gouverneur.
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The Massachusetts Government A ...... e American Revolution in 1775.
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1774-07-01
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Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer & Leader of the House of Commons
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An Act for the Better Regulati ...... achusetts Bay, in New England.
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Parliament of Great Britain
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repealing legislation
Province of Massachusetts Bay Act 1778
royal assent
1774-05-20
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Massachusetts Government Act
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L'acte de gouvernement du Mass ...... e colonies d'Amérique du Nord.
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The Massachusetts Government A ...... e American Revolution in 1775.
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Acte de gouvernement du Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Government Act
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