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Royal, Proprietary or Charter? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the three kinds of colonial government, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each colony or feature, then circle the right answers.

1.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?

Sort: A governor appointed by the king, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, South Carolina (by 1775), A governor elected by the colonists, Delaware, under the Penn family, Rhode Island

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2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?

Sort: Connecticut, New York (by 1775), New Jersey (by 1775), Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn

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3.Virginia began as a company colony. What did it become in 1624?
  • A.An independent country
  • B.A royal colony
  • C.A charter colony
4.Why did the king turn many colonies into royal colonies?
  • A.To give colonists more freedom
  • B.To gain more control over them
  • C.To end the slave trade
5.Which type of colony was the most common by 1775?
  • A.Royal
  • B.Charter
  • C.Proprietary
6.What did all three types of colony have?
  • A.No laws at all
  • B.A president
  • C.An elected assembly that made some laws

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Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A governor appointed by the king — Royal 2. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 3. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 4. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
  2. 2.1. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 2. Connecticut — Charter 3. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 4. New Jersey (by 1775) — Royal 5. New York (by 1775) — Royal 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
  3. 3.A royal colony
  4. 4.To gain more control over them
  5. 5.Royal
  6. 6.An elected assembly that made some laws

Questions about Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

What does the Royal, Proprietary or Charter? worksheet cover?

It practices the three kinds of colonial government — 6 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.5.3-5: Explain where different systems of government came from and how they are built. The instruction to students is “Sort each colony or feature, then circle the right answers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Royal, Proprietary or Charter? practice?

D2.Civ.5.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Royal, Proprietary or Charter? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.5.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Royal, Proprietary or Charter? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Royal, Proprietary or Charter? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Royal, Proprietary or Charter? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Royal, Proprietary or Charter?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.