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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: South Carolina (by 1775), Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, New Hampshire (by 1775), Delaware, under the Penn family, Rhode Island

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

Sort: A governor elected by the colonists, Land granted by the king to one person or family, A governor appointed by the king, New Jersey (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Connecticut

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3.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
  • A.Roger Williams
  • B.King George III
  • C.William Penn and his family
4.Which type of colony gave colonists the most self-government?
  • A.Royal
  • B.Proprietary
  • C.Charter
5.Which type of colony was the most common by 1775?
  • A.Royal
  • B.Charter
  • C.Proprietary
6.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
  • A.The colonists
  • B.The king
  • C.A proprietor

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Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 2. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 3. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 4. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
  2. 2.1. A governor appointed by the king — Royal 2. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 3. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 4. Connecticut — Charter 5. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 6. New Jersey (by 1775) — Royal
  3. 3.William Penn and his family
  4. 4.Charter
  5. 5.Royal
  6. 6.The king

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