USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company. The charters defined the relationship of the colony to the mother country as free from involvement from the Crown.

Detailed explanation-3: -A proprietary charter allowed the governor of the colony to rule with great power over his lands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Charter was important because it granted Connecticut rights to govern itself. In 1687, King James II became intent upon gaining control of all the colonies and revoked the Royal Charters. He sent his Agent with an armed troop to seize the document.