Charter colony
Charter colony is one of three classes of
Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1628, a Puritan group of well-rounded businessmen created the Governor for and Company of Massachusetts Bay to be a profitable investment in the colonies. The Council of New England authorized a land grant, allowing the company rights to the area between the Charles and Merrimack rivers to the Pacific Ocean westward. Seeking surplus protection for their endeavor, the Puritans requested and were granted a charter from England. [3] In 1629, the businessmen undertaking the New World endeavor signed the Cambridge Agreement, agreeing to accomplish the Atlantic voyage for complete authority over the charter and the colony. The power transfer was an influential step to creating a theocratic Massachusetts. Political power was held by the staunch Puritanical fellow believers.[3] In 1684, the royal charter was taken away, splitting the Massachusetts Bay company and the colony. In 1691, Plymouth Colony and Maine were absorbed in a new royal charter.[3]
Rhode Island
Connecticut
A royal charter was not granted for Connecticut until 1662. The charter was proposed by
See also
- Proprietary colony
- Royal colony
- Colonial charters in the Thirteen Colonies
- Somers Isles Company
- Providence Island colony
- British America
- British colonization of the Americas
- Impact of Western European colonialism and colonisation
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-87289-320-7.
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- ^ a b Cornwell, Elmer (2007). "Rhode Island History". Rhode Island Manual. State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c Elson, William Henry (1904). "Connecticut Colonial History". History of the United States of America. The MacMillan Company. Retrieved September 3, 2010.