Massachusetts-Bay

It would be more accurate to say that there would not have been a "revolution" beginning in 1775 were it not for the "Glorious Revolution" of the 1680s, in England, responsive to which was the overthrow in the colonies, led by Massachusetts-Bay, of Royal "Dominion" Governor Edmund Andros -- and the jailing of him, and shipping of his ass back to England.

Elizabeth Edwards Spells Out For Wolf What's Wrong With Ann Coulter 2009

The history of the colonies did not begin in 1775ish (and, in fact, they were not colonies; they were provinces); there was a long history of the colony (and province) of Massachusetts-Bay bucking British rule beginning at latest in the mid-1630s.

Elizabeth Edwards Spells Out For Wolf What's Wrong With Ann Coulter 2009

Majesty's Province of _Massachusetts-Bay_ in _New-England_, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England Gleanings Chiefly from old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Various

Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay [excerpts]/by Andrew McFarland Davis

Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay [excerpts] 1901

Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay

Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay [excerpts] 1901

Hutchinson was also the author of The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts-Bay, the most important contemporary history of the colony, and his account of the currency reform is one of the most interesting and informative we have.

The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (excerpt) 1767

Silver, Part of the Reimbursement, is more than a sufficient Medium for Trade and Business, in a quick Circulation, in the Province of Massachusetts-Bay.

A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North-America... 1749

The text of the currency reform act, reproduced below, can be found in Acts and Resolves of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, Vol. III, pp. 430-441 or in Evans Imprints.

Massachusetts` Currency Reform Act (1749) Massachusetts 1749

It was in the Year 1690, that the Government of the Massachusetts-Bay issued the first Publick Bills of Credit that were known in New-England: For upon the Return of the Forces from an unfortunate Expedition against Canada, there was a Demand for a larger Sum of Money than it was possible for the Government immediately to raise.

A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Paper Currency of New-England Anonymous 1749

To annihilate Plantation Currencies in a general Sense, is very laudable; but to do it suddenly or in the Space of one Year, when there is no other Medium or Currency; puts a Stop to all Trade and Business; this Obstruction may divert our Commerce into some other Channel; We have a notable Instance of this in the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, 1750.

A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North-America... 1749