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Fifth Grade History Worksheets and Printables

Fifth grade history worksheets are a great resource for a year of U.S. history, cultural studies, and more. Ten- and eleven-year-old students will experience the Wild West, Chesapeake Colonies, and Ellis Island through history readings, exercises, and activities in these fifth grade history worksheets. Our worksheets will also take your child out of the U.S., to learn about cultural traditions in Egypt, Ireland, and Morocco. Try fifth grade history worksheets with your kid.

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U.S. History: Westward Expansion

Test your student's knowledge of famous people in U.S. history with a quick quiz. He'll need to match up each notable person with his/her accomplishments.

Thanksgiving Crossword: Challenging

Put your students' Thanksgiving knowledge to the test with a challenging crossword puzzle all about this fun holiday.

History of Zombies

Ever wonder how the whole zombie craze got started? Read about the history of zombies in this awesome reading comprehension packet.

Name Game: The 13 Original Colonies

Boost your fifth grader's social studies savvy with a lesson on the 13 original colonies.

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

Ellis Island Immigration Process

Recreate the Ellis Island immigration process at home! Answer these questions that hopeful immigrants answered before being welcomed to the U.S. or sent home.

Map the States: State Abbreviations

Here's a geography challenge for your fifth grader: can she label the map of the United States with the correct state abbreviations?

Civil Rights Vocabulary

Explore the special vocabulary that applies to the civil rights movement, both the one in our American history and those going on today.

Leaders of the Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Colonial Word Search

Put your American history knowledge to the test with this challenging colonial word search!

Civil Rights Leaders

Get acquainted with some of the most famous Civil Rights leaders in this challenging word search.

Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

History of the Louisiana Purchase

Your budding history buff can learn about American history and geography all in one with this Louisiana Purchase activity!

U.S. Expansion: Color by History

Bump up your 5th grader's U.S.expansion knowledge with this social studies worksheet that asks her to color code the states according to history.

New England Colonies Postcard

Young historians get to put themselves in the shoes of the Pilgrims and report back to the Queen herself about life in the New England colonies.

Famous Women in History

Meet a few of America's most inspirational female figures with this history sheet. Your student will match up each woman with her accomplishment.

Middle Colonies

Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.

Vocab in History: Declaration of Independence

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost while deepening his U.S. history knowledge with this social studies worksheet.

Amerigo Vespucci

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Who's Who: Learn the Presidents

Challenge your knowledge of U.S. history by matching six former presidents with the correct biographical clue.

The March on Washington

Learn all about the historic March on Washington in this reading response worksheet.

The U.S. Presidents Game

Meet all the U.S. presidents in this tricky card game that not only quizzes kids on presidential trivia, but helps them practice learning strategies, too.

Brown vs. Board of Education

In this worksheet, read all about Brown vs. Board of Education, a court decision that changed the lives of millions of Americans.

Ancient Egypt Map

Get all the dirt (or should we say sand?) on one of the most famous ancient cultures in this trivia worksheet.

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