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How were charter colonies governed?

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Charter colonies were governed by joint stock companies, which received charters from the king and enjoyed quite a bit of self-government. Proprietary colonies were granted by the king to a proprietor or head of a proprietary family, who owned the colony by title and governed it as he saw fit.
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Charter colonies were governed by joint stock companies, which received charters from the king and enjoyed quite a bit of self-government.

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