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Sir Edmund Andros (6 December 1637 – 24 February 1714; also spelled Edmond) was an English colonial administrator in British America. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence.
Sir Edmund Andros was an English administrator in North America who made an abortive attempt to stem growing colonial independence by imposing a kind of supercolony, the Dominion of New England. Andros grew up as a page in the royal household, and his fidelity to the crown during its exile after.
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Dec 27, 2015 · Sir Edmund Andros served as governor of Virginia from 1692 until 1698. Born in London, Andros enjoyed ties to the family of Charles II, served in the army, was appointed governor of New York by the future James II in 1674 and in 1686 of the Dominion of New England.
Governor Edmund Andros tried to make legal and structural changes, but most of these were undone and the Dominion was overthrown as soon as word was received that King James II had vacated the throne in England. One notable change was the forced introduction of the Church of England into Massachusetts, whose Puritan leaders had previously ...
Apr 18, 2014 · His successor, the Roman Catholic James II, picked up the task and in 1686 created the Dominion of New England from the New England colonies, New York and New Jersey. It didn’t go well. James sent Andros to govern the new dominion.
Jan 11, 2016 · King James II chose Sir Edmund Andros to govern the Dominion. Andros had previously served as the governor of New York and New Jersey from 1674 to 1681. Boston was chosen as the headquarters of the Dominion of New England. Andros arrived in Boston on December 20, 1686 and immediately took control of the Dominion.
Feb 9, 2024 · Sir Edmund Andros was the controversial Governor of the Dominion of New England. Image Source: Wikipedia. The Dominion of New England Expands. New York and New Jersey were added to the Dominion in 1688. The Glorious Revolution. A year later, the Glorious Revolution took place in England.
