Why did Virginia become a royal colony? There was conflict with local American Indians and poor management by the Virginia Company.

The only type of colony at the time was a royal colony.

The colonists wanted the king to exercise more control over them.

Which statement below best explains the meaning of the 3rd resolution? a. residents of the colonies do not occupy a lesser status than citizens who live in england, the motherland. b. the meaning of freedom is that individuals never have to pay taxes. c. free people are capable of and should take responsibility for their own tax obligations and the purposes they serve. d. the stamp act congress, with this document, is giving permission--consent--to have taxes imposed upon them by parliament. e. americans have different ideas about rights and freedom than englishmen.