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New Hampshire becomes a Royal Province (1679)

Type Event Region North America Time 1679

In 1679 Charles II separated New Hampshire from Massachusetts Bay as an independent Royal Province, appointing John Cutt as first president and endin…

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  1. 1679London (royal court) · EnglandResponding to disputes over the boundary and jurisdiction between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Charles II formally separated New Hampshire from Massachusetts, established it as a Royal Province, and appointed the merchant John Cutt as provincial president, granting him executive and judicial powers.
  2. 1680Portsmouth · New HampshireNew Hampshire established a provincial assembly and administrative institutions in Portsmouth, exercising independent legislative and taxing powers, formally breaking free from the direct rule of Massachusetts Bay Colony and becoming a separate unit of royal governance on North America's northern frontier.

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