7 6 ▁Also ▁claimed ▁by ▁English ▁Province ▁of ▁New - Y ork , ▁ 1 6 8 3 – 1 6 8 8 ▁English ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁New - Eng land ▁in ▁America , ▁ 1 6 8 6 – 1 6 8 9 ▁English ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay , ▁ 1 6 8 9 – 1 6 9 2 ▁Also ▁claimed ▁by ▁English ▁Province ▁of ▁New - Y ork , ▁ 1 6 8 9 – 1 6 9 2 ▁English ▁Province ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay , ▁ 1 6 9 2 – 1 7 0 7 ▁British ▁Province ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay , ▁ 1 7 0 7 – 1 7 7 6 ▁King ▁George ' s ▁War , ▁ 1 7 4 0 – 1 7 4 8 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁A ix - la - Ch ap elle ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁ 1 7 5 4 – 1 7 6 3 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁British ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁east ▁of ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River , ▁ 1 7 0 7 -( 1 7 6 5 – 1 7 7 6 )- 1 8 6 7 ▁State ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay , ▁ 1 7 7 6 – 1 7 8 0 ▁Se par ation ▁of ▁Maine ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁State ▁of ▁Maine ▁becomes ▁ 2 3 rd ▁State ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁on ▁March