Social Studies Worksheets and Study Guides Fifth Grade. Colonization

The resources above correspond to the standards listed below:

Oklahoma Academic Standards

Social Studies Practices PK-12
5th Grade Content Standards
5.1. The student will examine and compare the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements as the foundations of American culture and society.
5.1.2. Examine the economic and political motivations for English settlements at Roanoke and Jamestown.
5.1.4. Explain the early successes and challenges of the Jamestown settlement including the leadership of John Smith, interrelationships with American Indians, challenges of the Starving Times, and the export of natural resources for profit.
5.1.5. Explain the English commitment to the permanent settlement at Jamestown as evidenced through the events of 1619 including:
5.1.5.B. private ownership of land
5.1.5.C. introduction of Africans as slave labor
5.1.5.D. arrival of women and families
5.1.6. Analyze the religious, economic, and political motivations of immigrants and indentured servants who migrated to Plymouth.
5.1.7. Explain the early successes and challenges of the Plymouth settlement including:
5.1.7.A. practice of self-government established by the Mayflower Compact
5.1.7.B. contributions of American Indians including Chief Massasoit and Squanto
5.1.7.C. leadership of William Bradford
5.1.8. Explain how American Indian agricultural practices, such as the Three Sisters, contributed to the early survival of the colonists.
5.2. The student will compare the developments of the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.
5.2.2. Compare the economic development of the three colonial regions including:
5.2.2.A. agriculture and exports as affected by climate and natural resources
5.2.4. Analyze the forms of self-government in the three colonial regions including the role of religion in the establishment of some colonial governments, the Virginia House of Burgesses, and New England town hall meetings.
5.2.7. Compare daily life in the colonies as experienced by different social classes, plantation owners, farmers, merchants, craftsmen, artisans, and women and children.
