USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There were 3 Charter Colonies: Connecticut and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a royal province while operating under a charter. There were 7 Royal Colonies: New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Charter was important because it granted Connecticut rights to govern itself. In 1687, King James II became intent upon gaining control of all the colonies and revoked the Royal Charters. He sent his Agent with an armed troop to seize the document.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each colony was granted a type of charter, or contract, from the King of England, which allowed its people to remain in the area. Royal, proprietary, and joint-stock were the three most common types of charters given to those looking to colonize the New World in the name of the mother country.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like the states today, each colony was run by a government headed by a governor and a legislature. The thirteen colonies were under a legislature, the British Parliament, [similar to the present Congress] and a King whose powers were not that different from those granted the American President.