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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 did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.The king attended every meeting
  • B.New England had no farms
  • C.Towns were small and people lived close together
2.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.Clan mothers
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.The British king
3.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  • B.A king chosen by Britain decides
  • C.One town meeting votes for all
4.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The king, by letter
  • B.The men of the town, voting together
  • C.A governor sent from London
5.What kind of government was the House of Burgesses?
  • A.Direct: every colonist voted on every law
  • B.Monarchy: one ruler decided alone
  • C.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
6.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
7.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was elected by all colonists
  • B.He was appointed by the king
  • C.He was chosen at a town meeting
8.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.In many New England towns
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.Only in London

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Towns were small and people lived close together
  2. 2.Clan mothers
  3. 3.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  4. 4.The men of the town, voting together
  5. 5.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  6. 6.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  7. 7.He was appointed by the king
  8. 8.In many New England towns

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