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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.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.In many New England towns
  • B.Only in London
  • C.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
2.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was appointed by the king
  • B.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • C.He was elected by all colonists
3.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
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.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.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.Clan mothers
  • C.A colonial governor
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.In many New England towns
  2. 2.He was appointed by the king
  3. 3.The men of the town, voting together
  4. 4.Representative: colonists elected burgesses to make laws
  5. 5.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  6. 6.Clan mothers
  7. 7.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  8. 8.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement

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