What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?

Explanation:

There were various types of colonies: Proprietary,corporate and Royal, Joint Stock and covenant. The English colonies in North America  in 17th century are good examples of proprietary colony. These colonies belonged to the ruler and had full right over it.  The propriety colonies were used to reward the allies by King Charles Second. North Carolina and South Carolina were the examples of Proprietary colonies.The royal Colonies were the colonies which were administered by the officials responsible to and appointed by the king of Great Britain. They were governed by Royal governor and  council. they also had representative assemblies that was elected by the people. New Hampshire, and New Jersey were royal colonies. The major difference between the two types of colonies was that Proprietary colonies were given to the allies and they were responsible for its administration, while the royal colonies were administered by the appointed royal officials.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

the answers is b.   environments.