130 years before the Articles of Confederation, New England united into its own confederation, known as the United Colonies of New England, and sometimes referred to as the New England Confederation.  Today, we discuss the circumstances behind its formation.  United Colonies government layout courtesy of: Adam Shane (User:Publius97), CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/