1. English Government Influence
on American Colonial Governments: Charter, Royal, and Proprietary Colonies

2. English Government Model
Parliament – makes laws
English Monarchy
(monarch = king)
House of Lords (Upper House)
House of Commons (Lower House)

3. Three Types of Colonial Government
All colonies developed local governments to make laws for their colony.
Each colony had an assembly of representatives who made laws, aka a legislature.
Some had 1 house – often called the Assembly.
Some had 2 houses – the Assembly (lower house) and a Council (much smaller upper house)
Each colony had a governor.
The difference lay in how each of the members of those colonial governments were chosen.

4. Charter Colonies Created by a charter from the King
Legislature
Assembly/Lower House- Elected
Council/Upper House- elected
Governor – elected by people
Created by a charter from the King
Governor – elected by the people of the colony
Council/Upper house – elected by the people
Assembly/Lower house – elected by the people

5. Charter Colony Governor ELECTED Legislature Upper House Lower House

6. Proprietary Colonies Owned by a proprietor (owner)
Legislature
Assembly/Lower House- Elected
Council/Upper House- chosen by Proprietor
Governor – appointed by Proprietor
Owned by a proprietor (owner)
Governor – appointed (chosen without election) by the Proprietor, often with the power of absolute veto over laws made by the Assembly
Council/Upper house – chosen by the proprietor
Assembly/Lower house – elected by the people

7. Proprietary Colony Governor APPOINTED Legislature Upper House
Lower House
ELECTED

8. Royal Colonies
Legislature
Assembly/Lower House- Elected
Council/Upper House- chosen by King or Governor
Governor – appointed by King
Under the direct control of the king (some were charter colonies whose original charters were revoked by the king like Virginia and Massachusetts)
Governor – appointed (chosen without election) by the King, with the power of absolute veto over laws made by the Assembly
Council/Upper house – appointed by the King or his appointed governor
Assembly/Lower house – elected by the people

9. Royal Colony Governor APPOINTED Legislature Upper House Lower House
ELECTED