ually ▁the ocr atic ▁rule , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁w ides p read ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Navigation ▁Act s , ▁and ▁they ▁exhib ited ▁little ▁toler ance ▁for ▁non - P ur it ans , ▁including ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁( which ▁was ▁most ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁king ). ▁Charles ▁II ▁repeatedly ▁sought ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁government , ▁but ▁they ▁resist ed ▁all ▁substant ive ▁attempts ▁at ▁reform . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁began ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁char ter ; ▁it ▁was ▁formally ▁ann ul led ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 6 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁motiv ation ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁att ain ▁efficiency ▁in ▁administration , ▁but ▁to ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁colon ies ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁England ▁rich er . ▁England ' s ▁desire ▁for ▁colon ies ▁that ▁produced ▁agricult ural ▁st ap les ▁worked ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁southern ▁colon ies , ▁which ▁produced ▁to b acco , ▁rice , ▁and ▁ind igo , ▁but ▁not ▁so ▁well ▁for ▁New ▁England ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁L ack ing ▁a ▁suitable ▁st ap le , ▁the ▁New ▁England ers ▁engaged ▁in ▁trade ▁and ▁became ▁successful ▁compet itors ▁to ▁English ▁mer ch ants . ▁They ▁were ▁now ▁starting ▁to ▁develop ▁work sh ops ▁that ▁threatened ▁to ▁dep rive ▁England ▁of ▁its ▁luc r ative ▁colonial ▁market ▁for ▁manufact ured ▁articles , ▁such ▁as ▁text iles , ▁le ather ▁goods