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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 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
2.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
3.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Only in London
  • B.In many New England towns
  • C.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
4.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
5.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
  • A.The king, by letter
  • B.A governor sent from London
  • C.The men of the town, voting together
6.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
  • A.A king chosen by Britain decides
  • B.One town meeting votes for all
  • C.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
7.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.Clan mothers
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.The British king
8.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was elected by all colonists
  • B.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • C.He was appointed by the king

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  2. 2.Towns were small and people lived close together
  3. 3.In many New England towns
  4. 4.Parliament in London
  5. 5.The men of the town, voting together
  6. 6.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  7. 7.Clan mothers
  8. 8.He was appointed by the king

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