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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: New Hampshire (by 1775), Virginia (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Land granted by the king to one person or family, A governor elected by the colonists, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter

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

Sort: Rhode Island, North Carolina (by 1775), Connecticut, New York (by 1775), Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn

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3.Which type of colony gave colonists the most self-government?
  • A.Proprietary
  • B.Royal
  • C.Charter
4.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
5.What did all three types of colony have?
  • A.No laws at all
  • B.A president
  • C.An elected assembly that made some laws
6.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
  • A.Roger Williams
  • B.William Penn and his family
  • C.King George III

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 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 Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 6. Virginia (by 1775) — Royal
  2. 2.1. Connecticut — Charter 2. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 3. New York (by 1775) — Royal 4. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 5. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 6. Rhode Island — Charter
  3. 3.Charter
  4. 4.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
  5. 5.An elected assembly that made some laws
  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.