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