USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Each of the thirteen colonies had a charter, or written agreement between the colony and the king of England or Parliament. Charters of royal colonies provided for direct rule by the king. A colonial legislature was elected by property holding males.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thirteen Colonies had three forms of government: provincial, proprietary, and charter. Provincial colonies, also known as royal colonies, were under the direct control of the King. Lord proprietors owned proprietary colonies. The King granted a royal charter to joint-stock companies to establish charter colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Later, when the colonists won independence, these colonies became the 13 original states. Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments. By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have self-government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies, and later the United States, from 1774 to 1789.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prior to the American Revolution, the thirteen colonies were under the rule of King George III of Britain. Each colony had separate local government all under the British Parliament.