| A | B |
| Royal Colonies | Direct control of crown |
| Proprietary Colonies | King made a grant of land |
| Charter Colonies | self governed |
| Corporate Colonies | joint-stock companies that controlled a colony |
| Chesapeake and Southern Colonies | B--racial/white and black like English Society |
| Middle Colonies | Diverse multi-racial but blacks seen as less than whites |
| New England Colonies | Homogenous society/mono-racial |
| Bill of Rights | Inspired by Magna Carta |