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** ex. France largely sought economic exploitation in its Canadian colonies | ** ex. France largely sought economic exploitation in its Canadian colonies | ||
* by contrast, British colonialism in North America, which started as commercial ventures, explicitly promoted population of the colonies | * by contrast, British colonialism in North America, which started as commercial ventures, explicitly promoted population of the colonies | ||
* types of British colonies in North America: | |||
** Joint-stock company under Royal charter | |||
** land-patent (allowance) from other joint-stock company | |||
** Royal colony | |||
** proprietary colony (privately owned) | |||
* types of British colonies in North America: | |||
** commercial/entrepreneurial | |||
** religious | |||
** political / political refuge | |||
** proprietary / personal ownership | |||
click EXPAND for chart of types/ purposes of colonial charters/ establishment | click EXPAND for chart of types/ purposes of colonial charters/ establishment | ||
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Massachusetts Bay Colony | | Massachusetts Bay Colony | ||
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|| merged into Province of Massachusetts Bay | || merged into Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691 | ||
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| Province of Massachusetts Bay | | Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||
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| Connecticut Colony | | Connecticut Colony | ||
|| 1636 | || 1636 | ||
|| religious, political | || religious, political dissent | ||
|| informally established under self-government | || informally established under self-government | ||
|| Royal | || reformed as Royal colony in 1662 | ||
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| | | Providence Plantations (Roger Williams) | ||
|| | || 1636 | ||
|| religious, political | || religious, political dissent | ||
|| informally established under self-government | || informally established under self-government | ||
|| Royal charter | || reformed as Colony of Rhode Island by Royal charter 1663 | ||
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| Delaware Colony | |||
|| 1664 | |||
|| proprietary | |||
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| Province of Pennsylvania | |||
|| 1681 | |||
|| religious (Quaker) | |||
|| proprietary | |||
|| King Charles II paid a debt to William Penn with the colony | |||
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| Province of Maryland | |||
|| 1632 | |||
|| religious (Catholic) | |||
|| proprietary | |||
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| Others: | |||
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* Province of New York, proprietary 1664, Royal colony 1686 | |||
* Province of Carolina, 1629-1729 by Royal charter | |||
* Province of North Carolina, Royal colony 1729 | |||
* Province of South Carolina, Royal colony 1729 | |||
* Province of Georgia, proprietary colony 17932, Royal colony 1752 | |||
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** white American colonial populations grew rapidly | ** white American colonial populations grew rapidly | ||
=== & push-pull factors === | === & push-pull factors === |