What type of a charter did the Virginia colony have? Was it a charter, proprietary, or royal colony?

There were three kinds of British colonies in the thirteen North American colonies. These colonies were proprietary, charter, and royal. There were two charter colonies. They were Rhode Island and Connecticut. In these colonies, the people had a lot of say about who their leaders would be. They elected both the legislature and the governor.

There were three proprietary colonies. These were Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In these colonies, there was an owner of the colony. While the people elected part of the legislature, the owner chose the governor and the other part of the legislature. While the people might be able to influence the owner about who the governor should be, it was the owner’s decision.

The rest of the colonies were royal colonies. This included the colony of Virginia. In a royal colony, the King chose the governor and part of the legislature. The colonists chose the other part of the legislature. In these colonies, it was very difficult to influence the choice of the governor as the King of England made the decision. As a result, the people had even less influence over the choice of the governor than the colonists in a proprietary colony.