What is the significance of providing an official charter, such as was given to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth?

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There were three types of British colony, Charter, proprietary, and royal. The charter colony in general had more latitude to govern itself.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_colony
and also click on the links there to the other two types of colony.
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