, ▁and ▁iron ware . ▁The ▁plan , ▁therefore , ▁was ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁uniform ▁all - power ful ▁government ▁over ▁the ▁northern ▁colon ies ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁would ▁be ▁di vert ed ▁away ▁from ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁foreign ▁trade . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Following ▁the ▁rev ocation ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁char ter , ▁Charles ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁moved ▁forward ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁un ified ▁administration ▁over ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁colon ies . ▁The ▁specific ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁domin ion ▁included ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁trade , ▁re formation ▁of ▁land ▁title ▁practices ▁to ▁conform ▁more ▁to ▁English ▁methods ▁and ▁practices , ▁coord ination ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁defense , ▁and ▁a ▁stream lin ing ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁into ▁fewer ▁cent ers . ▁The ▁Domin ion ▁initially ▁compr ised ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁Col ony , ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony , ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Maine , ▁and ▁the ▁Nar rag ans et ▁Country ▁( present - day ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ). ▁ ▁Charles ▁II ▁had ▁chosen ▁Colonel ▁Per cy ▁Kir ke ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁domin ion , ▁but ▁Charles ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁commission ▁was ▁approved . ▁King ▁James ▁II ▁approved ▁Kir ke ' s ▁commission ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁but ▁Kir ke ▁came ▁under ▁har sh ▁criticism ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁putting ▁down ▁Mon mouth ' s ▁Reb ell ion , ▁and