Royal- A colony that is under the DIRECT control of a King.
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Self-Governing- Not under control of the King and the King did not appoint a government or council.
Proprietary- A King gives a person or group of people ownership of the land. Those people then rent out that land to pay the King. The owners act as the government.
New Jersey
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is an example of a proprietary colony. It was initially owned by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, who were granted the land by King Charles II. They then established a government and rented out the land to settlers in order to generate income for themselves and pay tribute to the King.
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