Crown Colony

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The term crown colony underlines the close ties between a colony and the motherland. In contrast to this are the possessions that are either subject to a high self- government status or that were managed directly by a trading company or colonial company.

Examples

The term can be found in the following current and former colonial powers and with the following examples:

France

• Mauritius

German Empire

• founded as crown protection areas :
  • German Samoa
  • German West Africa (Cameroon and Togo)
  • Kiautschou (leased area)
• initially social and later crown protected areas :
  • German New Guinea
  • German East Africa
  • German South West Africa

United Kingdom

→ Main article : Crown Colony (Great Britain)

See also

• Crown domain
• Imperial Province

Web links

Wiktionary: Crown Colony  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations