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What type of colony were British North American colonies?

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There were three types of British colonies in North America: charter, proprietary and royal. However, by 1730 most had become royal colonies, with the exception of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The charter and proprietary colonies began as business ventures that eventually came under the rule of the English Crown .

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