SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Charter
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Proprietary
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Royal
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A proprietary colony was a type of English colony mostly in North America and in the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the monarch, and it was his/her prerogative to divide.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a charter colony, Britain granted a charter to the colonial government establishing the rules under which the colony was to be governed. The charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut granted the colonists significantly more political liberty than other colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -a British colony in which the crown has the entire control of legislation and administration, as distinguished from one having a constitution and representative government.
Detailed explanation-4: -In fact, there were three different types of colonies: royal, self-governing, and proprietary. Royal colonies were owned and completely administered by the Crown. The Governor and his Council were appointed by the King and these lands existed simply to generate wealth for England.
Detailed explanation-5: -Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all initially established as self-governing colonies.