Question

Land granted to a company by the English king became a

a. proprietor colony.
b. charter colony.
c. royal colony.
d. corporate colony

Answer 1

Charter Colony (so called because the document given to the company by the English King was called a charter)

Answer 2

b. charter colony.

In the 17th century among one of the classes of territorial government instituted is known as Charter Colonies. Certain colonies were performed following a corporate charter granted by the king. The possession of Virginia were also act as charter colonies. The king might terminate a contract and restore the province to the crown colony. In a charter colony, England pondered a charter to the provincial administration building the rules under which the agreement was to be administered.