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Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing how colonial towns, assemblies and governors made decisions, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.11.3-5. It prints 8 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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Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

D2.Civ.11.3-5

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1.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  • B.He was elected by the assembly
  • C.A town meeting told him to
2.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.A Boston town meeting
  • B.Parliament in London
  • C.The House of Burgesses
3.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.Towns were small and people lived close together
  • B.The king attended every meeting
  • C.New England had no farms
4.What kind of government was the House of Burgesses?
  • A.Monarchy: one ruler decided alone
  • B.Direct: every colonist voted on every law
  • C.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
5.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • B.In many New England towns
  • C.Only in London
6.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.Clan mothers
7.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.The elected assembly
  • B.The town crier
  • C.A ship's captain
8.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The king, by letter
  • B.A governor sent from London
  • C.The men of the town, voting together

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  2. 2.Parliament in London
  3. 3.Towns were small and people lived close together
  4. 4.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  5. 5.In many New England towns
  6. 6.Clan mothers
  7. 7.The elected assembly
  8. 8.The men of the town, voting together

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.