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Types of Colonies

Royal Royal- colony that is direct controlled by the king of England. The king would appoint a local governor and/or council (upper house) to administer, but the king would be the ultimate power. The colonists elected an assembly called the lower house which was composed of the people, and they would appeal any issues to the governor. Virginia was an example of a royal colony.

Proprietary is a colony in which the king gave land to one or more people called proprietors. This type was most common during the early colonization of the Americas by Great Britain. Most are run under a charter agreement which is reviewed by the ruling royalty. They were generally free to rule as they wished. People elect the lower house. Examples- Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware This type of ruling structure eventually fell out of favor as the English monarchs sought to concentrate their power and authority, and the colonies were converted to crown colonies. Crown colonies were governed by someone appointed by the king

Charter established by groups of settlers given charter, and had the most control over their own government than the other types of colonies, which were ruled more by the British. A charter is a document bestowing certain rights on a town, city, university or institution. ... contract between the people who came and the crown People (freemen) elect the lower house Lower house elects the upper house Upper and lower house elect the governor Connecticut and Rhode Island examples