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: Rhode Island, New Hampshire (by 1775), Delaware, under the Penn family, Land granted by the king to one person or family, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Georgia (by 1775)
RoyalProprietaryCharter
2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: A governor appointed by the king, New York (by 1775), Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, A governor elected by the colonists, Connecticut, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.Why did the king turn many colonies into royal colonies?
A.To give colonists more freedom
B.To end the slave trade
C.To gain more control over them
4.Virginia began as a company colony. What did it become in 1624?
A.A royal colony
B.A charter colony
C.An independent country
5.Which family were the proprietors of Maryland?
A.The Washington family
B.The Penn family
C.The Calvert family
6.In a proprietary colony, who chose the governor?
A.The king directly
B.The colonists, by election
C.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 2. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 3. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 4. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 5. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 6. Rhode Island — Charter
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. New York (by 1775) — Royal 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
3.To gain more control over them
4.A royal colony
5.The Calvert family
6.The proprietor, the owner of the land grant
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.