To become rich rural owners, these immigrants took the English gentleman as a model. T. Harry William, Richard Current and Frank Freidel show that "the first settlers assumed the English ideal of the gentleman", that is, "a person with special privileges, but also with special obligations, including serving the community and helping the less fortunate (...) Neither in England nor in the colonies did the English believe in social equality
Royal colonies were founded under a royal charter. Their governor and colonial council were appointed by the king of England. Such charters provided for a representative assembly and support for the Church of England. Corporate charters, on the other hand, were granted by the king to a company of investors. The management of a corporate colony was up to the directors and shareholders of the company.
