<span>The Boston Rebellion was an uprising in 1689 against Sir Edmund Andros, the English governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Andros had been charged with reorganizing the colony, a project which included the enforcement of various restrictions on trade -- notably the navigation act -- but also involved imposing freedom of religion (and catholic office holders) on Boston's largely puritan population. The leaders of the rebellion were the preacher Cotton Mather and Simon Broadstreet, the former governor of the colony.</span>
1.) People could only vote for one party and they could not criticize the government. 2. Media was also censored and could only publish what the governmet said they could.
