SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Proprietary
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Charter
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Detailed explanation-1: -A colony is an area of land owned by another country. These countries are usually called mother countries and they are the ruling body over the colony. In North America, during the 1600s to 1700s, the 13 colonies belonged to their mother country, Great Britain, and therefore followed English rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -A royal charter was administered under leadership of the crown but occurred through indirect means. The colony was then often ruled by a royal governor with a council. A proprietary charter was granted to an individual as a direct result of their relationship with the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -charter colony. noun. US history a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown.
Detailed explanation-4: -The charter colonies were: Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay Colony and Rhode Island. Proprietary colonies had charters that granted ownership of the colony to one person or a family. The proprietor was given full governing rights.