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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
3.How does the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Grand Council make decisions?
A.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
B.A king chosen by Britain decides
C.One town meeting votes for all
4.Why did Virginia use elected representatives instead of meetings of everyone?
A.Virginians were not allowed to travel
B.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
C.Virginia had no towns at all
5.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
6.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
7.Which colonists usually could not vote at town meetings or for assemblies?
A.Members of the assembly
B.Women, enslaved people and men without property
C.Men who owned land
8.At a New England town meeting, who made the decisions?
A.A governor sent from London
B.The men of the town, voting together
C.The king, by letter
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.He was appointed by the king
2.In many New England towns
3.Its chiefs discuss an issue until they reach agreement
4.Its farms and plantations were spread far apart
5.The elected assembly
6.Towns were small and people lived close together
7.Women, enslaved people and men without property
8.The men of the town, voting together
Questions about Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses
What does the Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses worksheet cover?
It practices comparing how colonial towns, assemblies and governors made decisions — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.11.3-5: Compare how decisions get made in a classroom, a school and a government. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses practice?
D2.Civ.11.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Compare procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings, including classroom, school, government, and/or society.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.11.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.11.3-5
Compare how decisions get made in a classroom, a school and a government.