A charter colony is one of the three types of colonies: a charter colony, proprietary colony, and royal colony. Charter colonies were Connecticut and Rhode Island. They were established by groups of settlers given charter, and had the most control over their own government than the other types of colonies, which were ruled more by the British. A proprietary colony is a colony in which the king gave land to one or more people called proprietors. ... A royal colony is one that is under direct control of the king. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... State nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri (R) Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... A charter is a document bestowing certain rights on a town, city, university or institution. ...