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Study Cards Of Colonial Government - Three Types Of Government Notes

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There were three types or systems of government used within Colonial Government of the 13 Colonies. What were the names of these different types of government?   show
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What is the Royal Government definition?   show
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show Charter Government definition: Charter Colonies were generally self-governed, and their charters were granted to the colonists as opposed to proprietors.  
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What is the Proprietary Government definition?   show
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show Royal colonies were owned by the King.  
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What were these governments appointed by?   show
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By 1775 the Royal Colony system of government was in which colonies?   show
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The Royal Colonies was based on what?   show
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What was the first principle?   show
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show The British King had control over all unsold public lands and his Governor had the power to allocate the lands.  
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What was the third principle?   show
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What was the fourth principle?   show
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What was the fifth principle?   show
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In a Proprietary Colony, an individual, or small elite group, essentially owned what?   show
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show The Governors of the Proprietary colonies reported directly to the King.  
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What is the Power of the Lords Proprietors?   show
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show The men who received these grants were called Proprietary Governors or "Lord Proprietors".  
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The vast powers of the Lord Proprietors governed the Proprietary Colonies as what?   show
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show The land was titled in the name of the proprietor-not the King.  
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What is the second detail of the Lord Proprietors powers and political privileges?   show
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What is the third detail of the Lord Proprietors powers and political privileges?   show
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show Lord Proprietors could create courts and make laws and issue decrees. They could also hear appeals and pardon offendors.  
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What is the fifth detail of the Lord Proprietors powers and political privileges?   show
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What is the sixth detail of the Lord Proprietors powers and political privileges?   show
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show The Charter Colonies were generally self-governed, and their charters were granted to the colonists via a joint-stock company or similar group.  
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show When created, the British King granted these colonies a charter establishing the rules of government, but he allowed the colonists a great amount of freedom within those rules.  
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show The Charter system of government was in Rhode Island and Connecticut.  
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a what?   show
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Changes in Status: The three types of government could do what?   show
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There was an attempt by the crown to do what?   show
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show King James II ascended the throne in 1685 and believed that the New England colonies were far too independent.  
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What did the King want to do?   show
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In order to achieve this goal what did he need to do?   show
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The Dominion was formed in 1686 and merged which colonies together into one large colony?   show
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show In 1688, the Dominion was expanded to include New York and New Jersey.  
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Before the Dominion of New England was created, what did each colony operate under?   show
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show Town meetings were severely restricted, the local legislatures were disbanded and a council was created to assist Andros in governing the colony.  
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show The Dominion was disbanded after the Glorious Revolution took place in England, during which James II was pressured to abdicate the throne in December of 1688.  
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show The colonies reinstated their former charters although Massachusetts was turned from a charter colony into a royal colony instead.  
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What happened once it was 1690?   show
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show These concerns led to the end of proprietary grants and an attempt to change all Proprietary Colonies into Royal Colonies.  
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show Just before the Revolutionary War, there were only three Proprietary Colonies: Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.  
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