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Learn how the colonial governments developed under the influence of the British constitution in the 17th and 18th centuries. Find out how the colonies were governed by royal, proprietary or charter charters, and how they disputed with Parliament over taxation and representation.
Learn about the British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America from 1607 to 1776, and their role in the American Revolution. Explore the geography, population, religion, economy, and government of the 13 colonies.
A colonial charter was a document that gave colonies the legal rights to exist and defined their relationship to the mother country. A proprietary colony was a colony whose charter was held by a private individual who governed on the king's behalf.
An overview of the colonial history of the British Empire in North America from 1783 to 1907, including the formation of Canada and Bermuda. Learn about the political divisions, territorial changes, and cultural influences of British North America.
Learn about the foods, bread, eating habits, and cooking methods of the Colonial United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. Explore the regional differences and influences of the English, Scots-Irish, Quakers, and other immigrants.
The web page covers the colonial history, economy, trade, and society of the Chesapeake and southern regions of North America. It does not directly answer the query about the dominant church by 1700, but it mentions the Anglican Church in Virginia and the Catholic Church in Maryland.
Learn about the European colonization of North America from the 16th to the 18th century, and the diverse groups of settlers who founded the Thirteen Colonies. The web page covers the goals, impacts, and outcomes of colonialism, as well as the regions, wars, and slavery in the colonies.
Learn about the history of British control, settlement, and colonization of the continents of the Americas from the 16th to the 20th century. Explore the origins, expansion, conflicts, independence, and decolonization of the British colonies in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.