In the proprietary colony, the proprietor's income resulted primarily from
A) profits gained from trading with the Native Americans.
B) annual rents from lands granted to settlers.
C) import and export duties paid by the colonists.
D) payments from the monarchy.

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Annual rents from lands granted to settlers were a primary source of income for proprietors in proprietary colonies. These colonies were granted by the monarch to individuals or groups who could then govern and own the land, making money through rents paid by settlers.

In the Proprietary Colony, the Proprietor's Income Resulted Primarily from