colonial experience  Colonial government in America  The
organization and structure of British Colonial governments in
America shared many attributes. While each of the 13 colonies
destined to become the United States has its own history and
development, there emerged over time some common features and
patterns to the structure and organization of the governments of
these provinces. By the time of the American Revolution, many of
these features applied to most of the colonies, and this article
reviews those features as they appeared in the 1764 to 1775 time
frames.   There were originally 3 forms taken by ventures that
created colonies. These are usually described as Proprietary
colonies, Royal colonies, and Charter colonies. The Proprietary
Colonies were created when large grants of land and authority
were made to one or a small group of men, known as the
proprietors. The Royal Colonies were created by a grant of
authority under the kings patent to a group. The Charter
Colonies were creatures of both Parliam