USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -American Colonial Government There were three types or systems of government used within Colonial Government-Royal, Charter and Proprietary. However, they all operated using the following basic principles: All of the systems of Colonial government in the 13 Colonies elected their own legislature (parliament)

Detailed explanation-2: -A charter is a document that gives colonies the legal rights to exist. Charters can bestow certain rights on a town, city, university, or other institution. Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company.

Detailed explanation-3: -The names of these different types of government were Royal, Charter and Proprietary. These three types of government were implemented in the colonies and a colony would be referred to as either a Royal Colony, a Charter Colony or a Proprietary Colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -In North America, colonists modeled their governments primarily after that of Great Britain. This is because most of the settlers were British in origin. Great Britain had a constitutional monarchy, in which Parliament checked the power of the king.