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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.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
2.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.A town meeting told him to
  • B.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  • C.He was elected by the assembly
3.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.In many New England towns
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.Only in London
4.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
5.What kind of democracy is a town meeting?
  • A.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  • B.Representative: voters elect others to decide
  • C.Monarchy: one ruler decides
6.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • B.He was elected by all colonists
  • C.He was appointed by the king
7.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.Clan mothers
8.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.A king chosen by Britain decides
  • B.One town meeting votes for all
  • C.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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

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