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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.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.Clan mothers
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.The British king
2.What kind of democracy is a town meeting?
  • A.Monarchy: one ruler decides
  • B.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  • C.Representative: voters elect others to decide
3.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.Towns were small and people lived close together
  • B.New England had no farms
  • C.The king attended every meeting
4.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.The House of Burgesses
  • B.Parliament in London
  • C.A Boston town meeting
5.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was chosen at a town meeting
  • B.He was elected by all colonists
  • C.He was appointed by the king
6.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.He was elected by the assembly
  • B.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  • C.A town meeting told him to
7.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.The town crier
  • B.A ship's captain
  • C.The elected assembly
8.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Only in London
  • B.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
  • C.In many New England towns

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.Clan mothers
  2. 2.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  3. 3.Towns were small and people lived close together
  4. 4.Parliament in London
  5. 5.He was appointed by the king
  6. 6.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  7. 7.The elected assembly
  8. 8.In many New England towns

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