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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 democracy is a town meeting?
  • A.Representative: voters elect others to decide
  • B.Monarchy: one ruler decides
  • C.Direct: voters decide for themselves
2.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.The House of Burgesses
  • B.A Boston town meeting
  • C.Parliament in London
3.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.A king chosen by Britain decides
  • B.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  • C.One town meeting votes for all
4.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
5.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  • B.A town meeting told him to
  • C.He was elected by the assembly
6.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Virginia had no towns at all
  • B.Virginians were not allowed to travel
  • C.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
7.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
8.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
  • A.Men who owned land
  • B.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  • C.Members of the assembly

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  2. 2.Parliament in London
  3. 3.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  4. 4.The elected assembly
  5. 5.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  6. 6.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  7. 7.The men of the town, voting together
  8. 8.Women, enslaved people and men without property

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