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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.Where are town meetings still held today?
  • A.Only in London
  • B.In many New England towns
  • C.Nowhere; they ended in 1776
2.In most colonies, who voted on the colony's taxes and the governor's pay?
  • A.A ship's captain
  • B.The town crier
  • C.The elected assembly
3.Why could a royal governor block a law the assembly passed?
  • A.He was elected by the assembly
  • B.A town meeting told him to
  • C.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
4.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
5.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
6.Who chooses the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Grand Council?
  • A.A colonial governor
  • B.Clan mothers
  • C.The British king
7.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
8.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
  • A.Men who owned land
  • B.Women, enslaved people and men without property
  • C.Members of the assembly

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Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses

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  1. 1.In many New England towns
  2. 2.The elected assembly
  3. 3.He had the power to veto it on behalf of the king
  4. 4.Towns were small and people lived close together
  5. 5.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
  6. 6.Clan mothers
  7. 7.Parliament in London
  8. 8.Women, enslaved people and men without property

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