<P> In 1624 , the Virginia Company 's charter was revoked by King James I , and the Virginia colony was transferred to royal authority as a crown colony . After the English Civil War in the 1640s and 50s , the Virginia colony was nicknamed `` The Old Dominion '' by King Charles II for its perceived loyalty to the English monarchy during the era of the Protectorate and Commonwealth of England. . </P>
what was the name of the government set up in the virginia colony
The Old Dominion