USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what?
A
charter
B
consent
C
frontier
D
contract
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following further discussions with the barons and clerics led by Archbishop Langton, King John granted the Charter of Liberties, subsequently known as Magna Carta, at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.

Detailed explanation-2: -A charter is a document that gives colonies the legal rights to exist. Charters can bestow certain rights on a town, city, university, or other institution. Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company.

Detailed explanation-3: -charter A written document from a government or ruler that grants certain rights to an individual, group, organization, or to people in general. In colonial times, a charter granted land to a person or a company along with the right to start a colony on that land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each colony was granted a type of charter, or contract, from the King of England, which allowed its people to remain in the area. Royal, proprietary, and joint-stock were the three most common types of charters given to those looking to colonize the New World in the name of the mother country.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Magna Carta (1215) Magna Carta, or “Great Charter, ” signed by the King of England in 1215, was a turning point in human rights.

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