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From 1691 , the history of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is usually considered to be the same as that of Massachusetts . The 1691 "William and Mary Charter" was amended by King George I 's " Explanatory Charter " which expanded on the original rights granted to the colony. The Province of Massachusetts Bay existed until approximately October 7 , 1774 when the General Court Of Massachusetts established a provincial congress in response to the tightening control of the crown, and as a preceding act to the revolt of the American Revolutionary War . The Constitution or Form of Government for the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts was agreed upon in Cambridge in October 1779 and adopted by the delegates nine months later in June 1780 to go into effect "the last Wednesday of October next".
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