What type of government did the southern colonies have?

Question:- What type of government did the southern colonies have?

Answer: Royal colonies

Out of all the American colonies that were earlier established, most of the colonies located in the southern part of the America, such as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia were known as the royal colonies. This means that they were direct possessions and colonies of the British Crown. In this system, the King had appointed a royal governor for overseeing the entire colony to safeguard the interest of the monarch besides implementing the British laws and regulation in the region. The royal governor was assisted by an assembly, although the assembly could make laws to some extent, it had to be submissive to the governor and the crown. This structure let England have central control while permitting the establishment of provincial governments to a certain extent. The royal colony system was meant to guarantee obedience to the monarchy and efficiency in establishing economic dominance of colonies by the British Empire. It was an effective governmental structure which was involved in the formation of the political and the social set up of the southern colonies, therefore, was influential in shaping their history and was central to the formation of the tensions which led to the war of independence.