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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 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
2.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
3.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.The king attended every meeting
  • B.New England had no farms
  • C.Towns were small and people lived close together
4.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
5.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
  • A.Men who owned land
  • B.Members of the assembly
  • C.Women, enslaved people and men without property
6.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
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.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • B.In many New England towns
  • C.Only in London

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  2. 2.He was appointed by the king
  3. 3.Towns were small and people lived close together
  4. 4.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  5. 5.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  6. 6.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  7. 7.The elected assembly
  8. 8.In many New England towns

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