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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.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was appointed by the king
  • B.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • C.He was elected by all colonists
2.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.Clan mothers
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.The British king
3.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.Parliament in London
  • B.The House of Burgesses
  • C.A Boston town meeting
4.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.The town crier
  • B.The elected assembly
  • C.A ship's captain
5.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  • B.Virginia had no towns at all
  • C.Virginians were not allowed to travel
6.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.In many New England towns
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.Only in London
7.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The men of the town, voting together
  • B.The king, by letter
  • C.A governor sent from London
8.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

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.He was appointed by the king
  2. 2.Clan mothers
  3. 3.Parliament in London
  4. 4.The elected assembly
  5. 5.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  6. 6.In many New England towns
  7. 7.The men of the town, voting together
  8. 8.Towns were small and people lived close together

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