governor and legislature
Charter of Liberties
In 1701, in the Charter of Liberties, Penn granted the colonist the right to elect representatives to the legislative assembly.
Either a company, who receives a charter from their king and then elects a governor and council to represent them, or a proprietor, who gets land along with the right to do anything they want with it. They sometimes govern it themselves, or elect someone.
The colonists elected the leaders just like when adults elect presidents.
Parliament
The colonists in charter colonies were allowed to elect their governors and both Houses. Colonists in the royal and proprietary colonies were only allowed to elect the Lower House, not the Upper House and governor.
Charter of Liberties
Charter of Liberties
In 1701, in the Charter of Liberties, Penn granted the colonist the right to elect representatives to the legislative assembly.
royal charter
Why did some proprietors allow colonists to elect representatives to assemblies
upper house only
Charter of Liberties
Either a company, who receives a charter from their king and then elects a governor and council to represent them, or a proprietor, who gets land along with the right to do anything they want with it. They sometimes govern it themselves, or elect someone.
lower house only
A charter company is granted land to colonize and basically rule themselves/elect their own leaders. On the other hand, the royal colony is directly ruled by the crown
In a parliamentary system voters elect the members of parliament but they do not elect the leader/prime minister. The members of parliament elect the leader.