In New France, the king held all the powers of government through his appointed officials. The officials implemented and enforced all of the king’s orders. The English colonies, however, were not all governed by the king of England. For example, Pennsylvania was a proprietary colony. This meant that an individual or a group of land owners chosen by the king, known as proprietors, had the authority to govern themselves.

Which statement is true regarding the government structures of New France and the English colonies?

The other options of the question were B) New France and the English colonies were established with the understanding that the king or queen would oversee all aspects of society. C) the English colonies were rued by the king or queen who granted the charters, while New France had complete autonomy. D) Both New France and the English colonies ruled without interference from their country's respective king or queen.

The statement that is true regarding the government structures of New France and the English colonies is "New France was governed by the king while some English colonies had the authority to govern themselves."

The English colonies in America were ruled by three types of government: Royal colonies. These were governed by the king of England. Proprietary colonies were granted directly by the king of England to a person or a family. Such as Pennsylvania or Maryland. And finally, self-governing colonies such as Connecticut or Rhode Island, when the king of England granted a chart to a joint-stock company that oversaw the colony. In the case of New France (nowadays Canada), the King of France ruled over the land.