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: Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, Connecticut, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, North Carolina (by 1775), New Hampshire (by 1775), A governor elected by the colonists
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2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: New Jersey (by 1775), Rhode Island, Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, South Carolina (by 1775), Delaware, under the Penn family
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3.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
4.Which family were the proprietors of Maryland?
A.The Penn family
B.The Washington family
C.The Calvert family
5.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
A.A proprietor
B.The colonists
C.The king
6.What did all three types of colony have?
A.No laws at all
B.A president
C.An elected assembly that made some laws
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 2. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 3. Connecticut — Charter 4. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 5. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 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.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
4.The Calvert family
5.The king
6.An elected assembly that made some laws
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.