colonial government

A colonial government is the political and administrative system imposed by a foreign power to control and manage a colony’s territory, resources, and population, typically subordinating local authority to the interests of the colonizing state.

Aliases (7)

• proprietary colony ×4
• captaincy general ×3
• colonial administrative position ×3
• Spanish colonial administrative division ×2
• colonial-era institution ×2
• colonial rule ×1
• form of colonial administration ×1

Instances (19)

• East Jersey ("proprietary colony")
• West Jersey ("proprietary colony")
• Captaincy General of Chile ("Spanish colonial administrative division")
• Dutch colonial government
• Legislative Council of the United Provinces ("colonial-era institution")
• Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces ("colonial-era institution")
• Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army ("colonial administrative position")
• Crown colony ("form of colonial administration")
• Province of Pennsylvania ("proprietary colony")
• Viceroy of Naples ("colonial administrative position")
• Company rule in India ("colonial rule")
• Colony of Maryland ("proprietary colony")
• Captaincy General of Venezuela ("captaincy general")
• British colonial authorities
• Guatemala Captaincy General ("Spanish colonial administrative division")
• Commander‑in‑Chief, India ("colonial administrative position")
• British military administration