![Picture](/uploads/2/9/6/2/29623177/6948067.gif?257)
Even the best of England's citizens sometimes step out of line; thus, the Middle Colonies have enacted a series of governmental institutions to ensure that each migrant lives and works justly.
Every one of the Middle Colonies originated as a proprietary colonies, which is a colony ruled by someone who is not royally elected, but is still under jurisdiction of the king. Proprietors could wage wars, make laws, appoint judges, and train soldiers, while the King of England, for the People's protection, could veto any of his actions. William Penn, leader of the kindhearted Quakers, was the proprietor who received the colony of Pennsylvania originally (and later Delaware, after a border dispute with the Duke of York) from King Charles II. Cicilius Calvert became the first English proprietor of New York and New Jersey, both of which would be commanded by the same governor. These proprietors would often be assisted by councils of advisors to ensure they ruled sufficiently.
As the colonies have grown older, however, the wise King has deemed New York and New Jersey too unruly for their own good, decreeing them to be royal colonies to preserve the peace. When they became a royal colony, the King chose the governor specifically, though he was benevolent enough to allow the legislature of the colony to remain elective. With this new government form, the Middle Colonies are more prosperous than ever, providing a stable platform for any familial or economical needs.
Every one of the Middle Colonies originated as a proprietary colonies, which is a colony ruled by someone who is not royally elected, but is still under jurisdiction of the king. Proprietors could wage wars, make laws, appoint judges, and train soldiers, while the King of England, for the People's protection, could veto any of his actions. William Penn, leader of the kindhearted Quakers, was the proprietor who received the colony of Pennsylvania originally (and later Delaware, after a border dispute with the Duke of York) from King Charles II. Cicilius Calvert became the first English proprietor of New York and New Jersey, both of which would be commanded by the same governor. These proprietors would often be assisted by councils of advisors to ensure they ruled sufficiently.
As the colonies have grown older, however, the wise King has deemed New York and New Jersey too unruly for their own good, decreeing them to be royal colonies to preserve the peace. When they became a royal colony, the King chose the governor specifically, though he was benevolent enough to allow the legislature of the colony to remain elective. With this new government form, the Middle Colonies are more prosperous than ever, providing a stable platform for any familial or economical needs.