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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.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  • B.Monarchy: one ruler decided alone
  • C.Direct: every colonist voted on every law
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.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.A ship's captain
  • B.The town crier
  • C.The elected assembly
4.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Only in London
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.In many New England towns
5.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.A Boston town meeting
  • B.The House of Burgesses
  • C.Parliament in London
6.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
7.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
8.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.Clan mothers

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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.The elected assembly
  4. 4.In many New England towns
  5. 5.Parliament in London
  6. 6.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  7. 7.The men of the town, voting together
  8. 8.Clan mothers

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