Edmund Andros was appointed the royal governor over all of the New England colonies under the Dominion of New England .
When the May 1686 General Assembly adjourned in June , all would not reconvene again for nearly four years .
Edmund Andros was appointed the royal governor over all of the New England colonies under the Dominion of New England , and when the May 1686 General Assembly adjourned in June , it would not reconvene again for nearly four years .