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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: Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Georgia (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Rhode Island, A governor appointed by the king

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

Sort: New York (by 1775), Land granted by the king to one person or family, A governor elected by the colonists, Delaware, under the Penn family, Connecticut, South Carolina (by 1775)

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3.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
  • A.A proprietor
  • B.The colonists
  • C.The king
4.Connecticut and Rhode Island kept their charters. What did that let them do?
  • A.Ignore every British law
  • B.Print British money
  • C.Elect their own governors
5.In a charter colony, who chose the governor?
  • A.The colonists, by election
  • B.A proprietor
  • C.The king
6.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
  • A.William Penn and his family
  • B.King George III
  • C.Roger Williams

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Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

Set 10. 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. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 4. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 5. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 6. Rhode Island — Charter
  2. 2.1. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 2. Connecticut — Charter 3. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 4. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 5. New York (by 1775) — Royal 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
  3. 3.The king
  4. 4.Elect their own governors
  5. 5.The colonists, by election
  6. 6.William Penn and his family

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