Royal colony

A colony governed directly by a monarch through an appointed governor and other royal authorities, rather than by a chartered company or local proprietors.

Colonial governor: An official who administers a colony on behalf of an external government. The monarch's appointed governor served as the colony's chief executive.
Virginia Colony: An English colony in North America established at Jamestown in 1607. Virginia became a royal colony in 1624 after the Crown revoked the Virginia Company's charter.
Charter colony: A colony governed under a charter that granted defined powers to a corporation or settlers. Its governing authority rested on a charter rather than direct royal administration.
American Revolution: The political and military struggle through which thirteen British colonies became the United States. Disputes with royal officials and Parliament formed part of the conflict's background.
Colonial council: An appointed or elected body that advises a colonial governor and may exercise legislative or judicial powers. Councils helped governors administer royal colonies and could check their decisions.
Massachusetts Bay Colony: An English colony in New England founded under a royal charter in 1629. The Crown revoked its charter in 1684, bringing the colony under direct royal administration.
Corporate colony: A colony governed by a corporation authorized through a charter. A company, not a royal governor, initially directed colonies such as Virginia.
Bacon's Rebellion: An armed uprising in Virginia in 1676 led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley's government. The rebellion exposed tensions between royal administration, settlers, and colonial elites.
Colonial assembly: A representative legislative body established in a colony under imperial rule. Elected assemblies often shared lawmaking with governors appointed by the crown.
Province of New York: A British colony in North America formed from the former Dutch colony of New Netherland. After its seizure in 1664, New York was organized under royal authority.

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