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.
Set 13 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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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: Georgia (by 1775), Land granted by the king to one person or family, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, Connecticut, A governor appointed by the king, A governor elected by the colonists
RoyalProprietaryCharter
2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: Delaware, under the Penn family, New Jersey (by 1775), Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, South Carolina (by 1775), Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Rhode Island
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.Why did the king turn many colonies into royal colonies?
A.To end the slave trade
B.To give colonists more freedom
C.To gain more control over them
4.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
A.A proprietor
B.The king
C.The colonists
5.In a proprietary colony, who chose the governor?
A.The colonists, by election
B.The king directly
C.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
6.Virginia began as a company colony. What did it become in 1624?
A.An independent country
B.A charter colony
C.A royal colony
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A governor appointed by the king — Royal 2. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 3. Connecticut — Charter 4. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 5. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
2.1. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 2. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 3. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 4. New Jersey (by 1775) — Royal 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
3.To gain more control over them
4.The king
5.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
6.A royal colony
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.