No. A colony is explicitly a territory controlled by a distant power and that lacks sufficient autonomy.
The term for a colony under direct rule of the king is called a royal colony.
the fist colony is Spain
He was forced out of the colony.
dictator
Britain
loyalists
Yes, the Mayflower Compact was a foundational document for the Plymouth Colony, signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620. It established a framework for self-governance based on majority rule, allowing the settlers to create their own laws and maintain order in the new colony. While the Compact itself did not "found" the colony, it played a crucial role in its establishment and governance.
monkeys rule
royal colony
Nigeria
The colony had prospered under royal rule.
It's not who, it's how -- the colony was run by direct rule.