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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.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • B.Only in London
  • C.In many New England towns
2.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The men of the town, voting together
  • B.A governor sent from London
  • C.The king, by letter
3.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
4.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.Clan mothers
  • C.A colonial governor
5.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
6.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
7.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.One town meeting votes for all
  • B.A king chosen by Britain decides
  • C.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
8.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
  • A.Men who owned land
  • B.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  • C.Members of the assembly

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.In many New England towns
  2. 2.The men of the town, voting together
  3. 3.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  4. 4.Clan mothers
  5. 5.He was appointed by the king
  6. 6.Parliament in London
  7. 7.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  8. 8.Women, enslaved people and men without property

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