These authorized settlement of the colonies in America and were granted by royal action.

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Colonial charters were the legal documents granted by royalty that authorized the settlement and governance of the colonies in America. The other options (B, C, and D) are not directly related to the granting of these charters. The Charter Oak Affair was a colonial American legend about the hiding of a colonial charter from royal authorities, the Magna Carta was a medieval document from England that served as the basis for limited government and individual rights, and the Mayflower Compact was a document signed by Pilgrims on board the Mayflower that established a framework for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

These Authorized Settlement of the Colonies in America and Were