Fifth Grade Social Studies History Worksheets

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!