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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.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.A ship's captain
  • B.The elected assembly
  • C.The town crier
2.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.Towns were small and people lived close together
  • B.The king attended every meeting
  • C.New England had no farms
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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
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.The elected assembly
  2. 2.Towns were small and people lived close together
  3. 3.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  4. 4.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  5. 5.Parliament in London
  6. 6.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  7. 7.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  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.