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== The Colonies ==

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There were four basic types of colonies:

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From 1607 to 1639, a total of six colonies were established: Virginia, Massachusetts, New Netherlands (renamed New York), Maryland, Rhode Island and Connecticut. There were four basic types of colonies:

*'''Joint-Stock Colony''': investors fund a colony through a joint-stock company; examples were Virginia and Massachusetts Bay

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*'''Charter Colony''': founded on land granted by the king to a company or person who governed by it

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*'''Charter Colony''': founded on land granted by the king to a company or person who governed by it; examples were Connecticut and Rhode Island, which obtained charters many years after being settled

*'''Proprietary Colony''': owned and controlled by 1 or more persons; examples were Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York

*'''Royal Colony''': a colony founded or taken back under rule of king, who appoints the governor to rule it; most became royal colonies eventually

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