A colonial governor refers to the appointed or elected leader who governed a colony on behalf of the ruling power, typically a European country.
Related terms
Colonial Assembly: A legislative body within the colony that worked alongside the colonial governor in making laws and regulations.
Plantations: Large agricultural estates where cash crops were grown by enslaved individuals under the control of colonial governors.
Mercantilism: An economic policy followed by many European powers during colonization, which aimed at maximizing exports and accumulating wealth through control over colonies.