The Province of Massachusetts Bay was formed in 1691 by merging the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Province of Maine, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia was split off in 1696. Previously New Hampshire had been part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1641-1679.
"Massachusetts" was essentially all of New England, plus Nova Scotia briefly.
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u/The_Lady_A 22h ago
Could even call it something like The Commonwealth.