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: Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn, New Hampshire (by 1775), Maryland, granted to the Calvert family, South Carolina (by 1775), A governor elected by the colonists, Colonists ran the colony under their own charter
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2.Sort each one: Royal or Proprietary or Charter?
Sort: New York (by 1775), Virginia (by 1775), A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant, Land granted by the king to one person or family, Rhode Island, Connecticut
RoyalProprietaryCharter
3.What did all three types of colony have?
A.An elected assembly that made some laws
B.A president
C.No laws at all
4.Virginia began as a company colony. What did it become in 1624?
A.A royal colony
B.An independent country
C.A charter colony
5.Why did the king turn many colonies into royal colonies?
A.To end the slave trade
B.To give colonists more freedom
C.To gain more control over them
6.Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania?
A.King George III
B.Roger Williams
C.William Penn and his family
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Royal, Proprietary or Charter?
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A governor elected by the colonists — Charter 2. Colonists ran the colony under their own charter — Charter 3. Maryland, granted to the Calvert family — Proprietary 4. New Hampshire (by 1775) — Royal 5. Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn — Proprietary 6. South Carolina (by 1775) — Royal
2.1. A governor chosen by the owner of the land grant — Proprietary 2. Connecticut — Charter 3. Land granted by the king to one person or family — Proprietary 4. New York (by 1775) — Royal 5. Rhode Island — Charter 6. Virginia (by 1775) — Royal
3.An elected assembly that made some laws
4.A royal colony
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.