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: Rhode Island, A governor elected by the colonists, New Hampshire (by 1775), South Carolina (by 1775), Land granted by the king to one person or family, Maryland, granted to the Calvert family
RoyalProprietaryCharter
2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, New Jersey (by 1775), Connecticut, Georgia (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.Connecticut and Rhode Island kept their charters. What did that let them do?
A.Print British money
B.Elect their own governors
C.Ignore every British law
4.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
A.The colonists
B.The king
C.A proprietor
5.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
A.William Penn and his family
B.Roger Williams
C.King George III
6.In a proprietary colony, who chose the governor?
A.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
B.The king directly
C.The colonists, by election
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 2. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 3. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 4. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
2.1. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 2. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 3. Connecticut — Charter 4. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 5. New Jersey (by 1775) — Royal 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
3.Elect their own governors
4.The king
5.William Penn and his family
6.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.