The Charter of 1732 was the charter granted to the trustees (which were led by James Edward Oglethorpe) of Georgia by King George II, so they could colonize Georgia. The charter stated that the trustees couldn’t own land, couldn’t hold office, and they couldn’t get paid for their work as the trustees of Georgia. They also couldn’t make laws without consulting with King George II first, so the trustees of Georgia used regulations instead. Because the trustees couldn’t own land, the colonists had to make food for them on their land because the trustees couldn’t make food for their themselves. The charter also said that the trustees would rule for twenty-one years even though Georgia was only a trustee colony for twenty years.

A proprietary colony was a colony where people (usually land owners) are subject to the state’s sanctions. The government of the proprietary colony was base on the County Palatine. Most proprietary colonies were run using a charter. Some examples were the Province of Pennsylvania given to William Penn by King Charles II and the colony of Maryland given to Leonard Calvert. Proprietary colonies were used less and less as the colonies became established and administrative difficulties started disappearing. A lot of the proprietary colonies transformed into royal colonies, and soon they all became royal colonies.

How were proprietary colonies run?

How long did the charter say the trustees could lead Georgia?