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: South Carolina (by 1775), Rhode Island, Georgia (by 1775), Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Connecticut
RoyalProprietaryCharter
2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Land granted by the king to one person or family, New York (by 1775), Virginia (by 1775), A governor elected by the colonists
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
A.The king
B.A proprietor
C.The colonists
4.Connecticut and Rhode Island kept their charters. What did that let them do?
A.Elect their own governors
B.Ignore every British law
C.Print British money
5.What did all three types of colony have?
A.A president
B.An elected assembly that made some laws
C.No laws at all
6.Which type of colony was the most common by 1775?
A.Charter
B.Royal
C.Proprietary
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Connecticut — Charter 2. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 3. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 4. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
2.1. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 2. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 3. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 4. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 5. New York (by 1775) — Royal 6. Virginia (by 1775) — Royal
3.The king
4.Elect their own governors
5.An elected assembly that made some laws
6.Royal
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.