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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.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
2.Why did town meetings work well in New England?
  • A.New England had no farms
  • B.The king attended every meeting
  • C.Towns were small and people lived close together
3.Which body made laws for the whole British Empire, including the colonies?
  • A.A Boston town meeting
  • B.The House of Burgesses
  • C.Parliament in London
4.How was a royal governor chosen?
  • A.He was appointed by the king
  • B.He was elected by all colonists
  • C.He was chosen at a town meeting
5.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.The British king
  • B.A colonial governor
  • C.Clan mothers
6.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
7.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
8.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
  • A.Virginia had no towns at all
  • B.Virginians were not allowed to travel
  • C.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  2. 2.Towns were small and people lived close together
  3. 3.Parliament in London
  4. 4.He was appointed by the king
  5. 5.Clan mothers
  6. 6.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  7. 7.Direct: voters decide for themselves
  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.