Colonial charter
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A Colonial Charter is a document that gave colonies the legal rights to exist. A charter is a document bestowing certain rights on a town, city, university or institution, and a colony is an administrative unit under the control of a geographically- distinct entity, usually an autonomous state. There are three types of colonial charters: the royal charter, the independent charter, and the proprietary charter.
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The Avalon Project: Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents
