Wat is a term for a colony under direct rule of the english crown?

Question

Wat is a term for a colony under direct rule of the english crown?

Answer 1

Royal colony.

a body of people or country that is administered or ruled by a sovereign country; also, any country controlled by the English royal family

Example:   The 13 original American colonies were considered royal colonies.

Answer 2

Crown Colony -

a British colony in which the crown has the entire control of legislation and administration, as distinguished from one having a constitution and representative government.

Answer 3

Dependency