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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.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The king, by letter
  • B.A governor sent from London
  • C.The men of the town, voting together
2.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Only in London
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.In many New England towns
3.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
4.What kind of democracy is a town meeting?
  • A.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  • B.Monarchy: one ruler decides
  • C.Representative: voters elect others to decide
5.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • B.He was appointed by the king
  • C.He was elected by all colonists
6.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.Parliament in London
  • B.A Boston town meeting
  • C.The House of Burgesses
7.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.The elected assembly
  • B.A ship's captain
  • C.The town crier
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.The men of the town, voting together
  2. 2.In many New England towns
  3. 3.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  4. 4.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  5. 5.He was appointed by the king
  6. 6.Parliament in London
  7. 7.The elected assembly
  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.