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: New Hampshire (by 1775), Connecticut, Land granted by the king to one person or family, Rhode Island, North Carolina (by 1775), Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn
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2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, South Carolina (by 1775), A governor appointed by the king, A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter, A governor elected by the colonists
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.Which type of colony was the most common by 1775?
A.Proprietary
B.Charter
C.Royal
4.After 1691 Massachusetts had a charter but a governor chosen by the king. Why is it hard to sort?
A.It had no government
B.It mixed features of charter and royal colonies
C.It was owned by one family
5.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
A.Roger Williams
B.William Penn and his family
C.King George III
6.In a royal colony, who chose the governor?
A.A proprietor
B.The colonists
C.The king
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Connecticut — Charter 2. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 3. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 4. North Carolina (by 1775) — Royal 5. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 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. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 5. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
3.Royal
4.It mixed features of charter and royal colonies
5.William Penn and his family
6.The king
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.