SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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women
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men
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white men who owned property
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women who owned property
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Detailed explanation-1: -Proprietary colonies were land grants given by the King to one or a few favored men called proprietors. They in turn were to administer these areas for the Crown but in a manner to be determined by them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The social structure of the colonies. At the bottom of the social ladder were slaves and indentured servants; successful planters in the south and wealthy merchants in the north were the colonial elite.
Detailed explanation-3: -The House of Burgesses was one of the earliest examples of colonial limited self-government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies were granted commercial charters by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England to establish colonies. These proprietors then selected the governors and other officials in the colony.