SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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voting on proprietor for council
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the proprietor chose the governor
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In royal colonies, the governor and the council were appointed by the British government. In proprietary colonies, these officials were appointed by proprietors, and they were elected in charter colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -In what way was democracy limited in colonial Pennsylvania? The proprietor chose the governor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The proprietors appointed the Governor and his Council, determined the laws (but they had to be approved by the Crown), and ran the territory as they saw fit. While the King had the ultimate authority, the rule of the proprietors resembled that of a monarch. Maryland was an example of a proprietary colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Penn (14 July 1729 – 9 February 1795) was an English-born colonial administrator who served as the last governor of colonial Pennsylvania, serving in that office from 1763 to 1771 and from 1773 to 1776.