Types of Colonies
Warm-Up (IN page 44 TOP) Copy and fill in the following sentence using at least three (specific) reasons: People from England colonized America because…
3 Types of Colonies (IN Page 45) Divide your paper into 3 sections Label each section as follows: Royal Colony Proprietary Colony Charter Colony
Royal Colony England directly ruled. In each colony, Parliament appointed a governor and a council known as the Upper House. The colonists elected an assembly called the Lower House.
Proprietary Colony Individuals or groups were granted land from England. They were generally free to rule as they wished. People elected the Lower House.
Charter Colony A written contract, issued by the crown (king), that gave the holder the right to establish a colony. People elected the Lower House. The Lower House elected the Upper House. The Upper and Lower Houses elected the governor.