A royal colony is one that is under direct control of the king. The king would appoint a local governor or council to administer, but he would be the ultimate sovereign. There would be a representative assembly composed of the people, and they would appeal any issues to the governor. Virginia was an example of a royal colony.
England began its colonies during the 17th century when Parliament, the nation’s primary legislative body, was increasing its powers at the expense of the crown.
In the British colonies, representative government developed within three distinct types of colonies: royalcolonies headed by a governor who was appointed by the king, proprietary colonies owned and managed by English proprietors, and corporate colonies that selected their own governors and political leaders.
In the new colony, there was a firm union of church and state and a congregational system of church government in which each local congregation was self-governing.
The original thirteen colonies were founded by individuals, or corporations who obtained charters from the king granting permission to colonize and govern the colony.
In proprietary colonies (Penn.., Delaware, Maryland; and South Carolina) the proprietors appointed the governors and in royalcolonies the governor was appointed by the Crown.
Therefore, colonies were required to surrender their original charters to the Crown and had to accept royal charters.
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