 In 1686 King James II established the Dominion of New England as a new colonial entity to govern all of New England . He appointed Massachusetts native Joseph Dudley as its first governor ; he was replaced later that year by Sir Edmund Andros . Both Dudley and Andros excluded Danforth from their councils , given his opposition to crown authority . The dominion reign , which did not include an elected assembly , was extremely unpopular in Massachusetts for a variety of reasons . When the Glorious Revolution deposed James , Massachusetts Puritan leaders orchestrated an uprising and arrested Andros , Dudley , and other dominion officials . In the period between the dominion 's collapse and the establishment of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1692 , the old colonial government was temporarily reestablished , and Danforth resumed his offices . 
