Browse

Social Studies Worksheets for 5th Graders

4 strands4 ready to print128 worksheetsUS Letter PDFs

U.S. history from Native nations and the 13 colonies to the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the three branches, Lewis and Clark and economics.

The social studies year, in order

From Native nations and the colonies to the Revolution, the Constitution and westward expansion, in an order many 5th grade classes follow. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Native nations and the colonies

    25 sheets ready

    Native nations before and after contact, the 13 colonies by region, Jamestown, the Mayflower Compact and slavery in the colonies.

    Native nations

    Native nations by region, how they adapted to the land, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Sequoyah and the Cherokee, the Navajo Nation today, and a research organizer.

    13 worksheets

    The 13 colonies

    The New England, Middle and Southern colonies, how geography shaped life and work, Jamestown and the Mayflower Compact, colonial trades, and slavery in the colonies.

    12 worksheets

  2. The American Revolution

    25 sheets ready

    The causes of the American Revolution, the War for Independence and the Declaration of Independence.

    American Revolution

    The causes of the American Revolution, the road to war, Patriots and Loyalists, the major events of the war, key people, and African Americans in the Revolution.

    12 worksheets

    Declaration of Independence

    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and why, its four parts and famous words, a primary-source excerpt, who was left out in 1776, and why it still matters.

    13 worksheets

  3. Government and civics

    50 sheets ready

    The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the three branches with checks and balances.

    The Constitution

    Why the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, the Preamble, the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise, the articles, and federal and state powers.

    9 worksheets

    Bill of Rights

    The first ten amendments in plain, accurate language, the First and Fourth Amendments as primary sources, which amendment protects what, and later amendments that expanded rights.

    12 worksheets

    Three branches of government

    Local, state and national government, leaders, voting, laws and taxes, and the services government provides.

    29 worksheets

  4. A growing nation and economics

    28 sheets ready

    The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, early westward expansion, and supply and demand.

    Lewis and Clark and westward expansion

    The Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, Sacagawea and York, early westward expansion, and its effects on Native nations.

    9 worksheets

    Economics

    Scarcity and choices, opportunity cost, benefits and costs, saving for a goal, natural, human and capital resources, and why people trade.

    19 worksheets

About social studies worksheets for 5th graders

Fifth grade social studies tells the early story of the United States. Children learn about Native nations before and after European contact, the 13 colonies, the causes of the American Revolution and the war itself, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and early westward expansion.

These social studies worksheets for 5th graders follow four strands. History pages use timelines, readings and short primary sources, and they state plainly how colonization affected Native nations and how slavery shaped the colonies and the new nation. Civics pages explain the Constitution, the Bill of Rights in accurate plain language, and the three branches with checks and balances. Geography pages compare the colonial regions with a simple chart and diagram. Economics pages cover supply and demand.

Every page is accurate, balanced and nonpartisan, black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with right answers have an answer key on page 2.

Questions

What social studies do 5th graders learn?

Most 5th grade classes study early U.S. history: Native nations, European colonization and the 13 colonies, the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and early westward expansion, along with civics and economics.

How are slavery and Native nations taught?

Plainly and factually. Native nations are described respectfully, in the present tense where they exist today, and slavery and its impact are stated directly wherever they are part of the story.

Are there maps of the colonies?

The colonies pages use a chart and a simple diagram of the three regions. Use a wall map or atlas alongside them.

Are there answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Posters, timelines to read and writing pages have no key.