New England Confederation
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new-england-confederation-189-18259170
title:
New England Confederation
text:
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a confederal alliance of the New England colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Saybrook (Connecticut), and New Haven formed in May 1643. Its primary purpose was to unite the Puritan colonies in support of the church, and for defense against the Native Americans and the Dutch colony of New Netherland. It was the first milestone on the long road to colonial unity and was established as a direct result of a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1643–1686 colonial alliance
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Confederation
date created:
2002-09-16T00:54:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:58:17Z
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