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: Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, Rhode Island, Land granted by the king to one person or family, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, South Carolina (by 1775), Georgia (by 1775)
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2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: Delaware, under the Penn family, A governor elected by the colonists, Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, New Hampshire (by 1775), North Carolina (by 1775), Connecticut
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3.Connecticut and Rhode Island kept their charters. What did that let them do?
A.Print British money
B.Elect their own governors
C.Ignore every British law
4.What did all three types of colony have?
A.No laws at all
B.A president
C.An elected assembly that made some laws
5.Why did the king turn many colonies into royal colonies?
A.To end the slave trade
B.To gain more control over them
C.To give colonists more freedom
6.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
A.King George III
B.William Penn and his family
C.Roger Williams
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 2. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 3. Georgia (by 1775) — Royal 4. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
2.1. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 2. Connecticut — Charter 3. Delaware, under the Penn family — Proprietary 4. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 5. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 6. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary
3.Elect their own governors
4.An elected assembly that made some laws
5.To gain more control over them
6.William Penn and his family
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.