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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: Land granted by the king to one person or family, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, New York (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: Connecticut, North Carolina (by 1775), Rhode Island, Delaware, under the Penn family, New Jersey (by 1775), Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn

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3.Which family were the proprietors of Maryland?
  • A.The Penn family
  • B.The Calvert family
  • C.The Washington family
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 type of colony gave colonists the most self-government?
  • A.Royal
  • B.Proprietary
  • C.Charter
6.In a charter colony, who chose the governor?
  • A.The colonists, by election
  • B.A proprietor
  • C.The king

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Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 2. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 3. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 4. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 5. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 6. New York (by 1775) — Royal
  2. 2.1. Connecticut — Charter 2. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 3. New Jersey (by 1775) — Royal 4. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 5. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 6. Rhode Island — Charter
  3. 3.The Calvert family
  4. 4.A royal colony
  5. 5.Charter
  6. 6.The colonists, by election

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