 In 1686 , the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England ; this included the colonies of Plymouth , Rhode Island , Massachusetts Bay , Connecticut , and New Hampshire . In 1688 , New York , West Jersey , and East Jersey were added . The President of the Dominion Edmund Andros was highly unpopular , and the union did not last . The union was dissolved after news of the Glorious Revolution reached Boston in April 1689 , and the citizens of Boston rose up and arrested Andros . When news of these events reached Plymouth , its magistrates reclaimed power . 
