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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 Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Virginia had no towns at all
  • B.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  • C.Virginians were not allowed to travel
2.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
3.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.The House of Burgesses
  • B.A Boston town meeting
  • C.Parliament in London
4.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.Clan mothers
  • C.A colonial governor
5.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.In many New England towns
  • B.Only in London
  • C.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
6.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
7.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.One town meeting votes for all
  • B.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  • C.A king chosen by Britain decides
8.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.A town meeting told him to
  • B.He was elected by the assembly
  • C.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  2. 2.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  3. 3.Parliament in London
  4. 4.Clan mothers
  5. 5.In many New England towns
  6. 6.The elected assembly
  7. 7.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  8. 8.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king

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