Colonial America: Jamestown

Teach students all about the Jamestown colony with this social studies worksheet! Learners will read about the first years of the Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Then, they will use the text to help them answer questions about the original inhabitants of the area that the colonists settled, the challenges the colony faced, what the settlers did to earn money, and more! 

Designed for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet is a great resource for learning more about colonial America while also practicing important reading comprehension skills. The ability to digest and use an informational text to answer questions is vital for students as they read more complex texts and learn how to do research. 

For more resources on colonial America, check out Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History and Facts and Opinions: Colonial America.