SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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A colony controlled by English King.
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A colony controlled by Dr. English.
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A colony controlled by Spanish King.
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A colony controlled by Dutch King.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by the Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -noun. : a colony governed directly by the crown through a governor and council appointed by it compare charter colony, proprietary colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -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: -In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.