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: North Carolina (by 1775), Rhode Island, Delaware, under the Penn family, Virginia (by 1775), Land granted by the king to one person or family, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter
RoyalProprietaryCharter
2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: A governor elected by the colonists, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, New Jersey (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Connecticut, A governor appointed by the king
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.Which type of colony was the most common by 1775?
A.Proprietary
B.Charter
C.Royal
4.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
A.King George III
B.William Penn and his family
C.Roger Williams
5.Which family were the proprietors of Maryland?
A.The Washington family
B.The Calvert family
C.The Penn family
6.Virginia began as a company colony. What did it become in 1624?
A.A royal colony
B.A charter colony
C.An independent country
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 2. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 3. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 4. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. Virginia (by 1775) — Royal
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 Jersey (by 1775) — Royal 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
3.Royal
4.William Penn and his family
5.The Calvert family
6.A royal colony
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.