massachusetts-bay-colony-charter-revoked

On June 21, 1684, King Charles II revokes the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter for repeated violations of the Charter's terms. An excerpt from the article:

"In 1684, the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter was revoked due to repeated violations of the charter’s terms.

These violations were:

•The colonists continued to trade with other countries despite the Navigation Acts prohibiting them from doing so
•The colony ran an illegal mint that made coins without the king’s image on them and melted down English coins to remake them into their own coins
•The Massachusetts General Court created a number of laws that did not align with England’s laws, particularly religious based laws."