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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 men of the town, voting together
  • B.The king, by letter
  • C.A governor sent from London
2.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  • B.One town meeting votes for all
  • C.A king chosen by Britain decides
3.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
  • A.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  • B.Men who owned land
  • C.Members of the assembly
4.What kind of government was the House of Burgesses?
  • A.Monarchy: one ruler decided alone
  • B.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  • C.Direct: every colonist voted on every law
5.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.The town crier
  • B.The elected assembly
  • C.A ship's captain
6.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  • B.Virginia had no towns at all
  • C.Virginians were not allowed to travel
7.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
8.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

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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.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  3. 3.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  4. 4.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  5. 5.The elected assembly
  6. 6.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  7. 7.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  8. 8.Towns were small and people lived close together

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