What is the difference between a dominion and a commonwealth?

Question

When Massachusetts belonged to Britain; it changed from a colony to a dominion to a commonwealth. Why? What is the difference? Why is Canada called a dominion? Why are Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico called commonwealths today? Yes I know Kentucky used to be part of Virginia.

Answer 1

dominion=a single place governed by one purson/body.

commonwealth=a sevral diffrint places governed by a purson/single body

think of it this way

-starbucks* is a commonwealth instatution.

-wheras you're local coffie shop. is a dominion