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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.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.Parliament in London
  • B.The House of Burgesses
  • C.A Boston town meeting
2.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
3.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.The king attended every meeting
  • B.Towns were small and people lived close together
  • C.New England had no farms
4.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
5.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • B.Only in London
  • C.In many New England towns
6.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
7.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.He was elected by the assembly
  • C.A town meeting told him to
8.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Virginia had no towns at all
  • B.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
  • C.Virginians were not allowed to travel

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Parliament in London
  2. 2.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  3. 3.Towns were small and people lived close together
  4. 4.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  5. 5.In many New England towns
  6. 6.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  7. 7.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  8. 8.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart

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