Colonial America Flashcards
1
Q
charter
A
permission from the king to start a colony
2
Q
types of colonies
A
- royal
- joint-stock (corporate)
- proprietary
3
Q
royal colony
A
king has complete control over it
4
Q
joint-stock colony
A
controlled by private companies who were given permission by the king
5
Q
proprietary colony
A
gifted from the king to someone else
6
Q
What was the 1st representative assembly in the colonies?
A
House of Burgesses (1619)
7
Q
Under the House of Burgesses, who could vote?
A
white, male landowners
