Which statement best defines what a charter was in 1500s? A. A charter was a document that appointed someone to act as the representative of a government. B. A charter was a contract that indicated one person had purchased a piece of land or property from another. C. A charter was a letter written by a monarch to one of his or her citizens to praise them for an important achievement. D. A charter was a written guarantee of certain rights, such as the right to create a colony, which was given by the government.

D. A charter was a written guarantee of certain rights, such as the right to create a colony, which was given by the government.

Explanation:

A charter was an official document, issued by the monarch, that gave the right to a group of people, to travel and settle a given land, and form a colony.

British monarchs issued several charters during the 1500s and the 1600s. In fact, the first English colony in North America: the Virginia Colony, started because the Virginia Company obtained the royal chart in 1606.

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