Worksheet

Colonial America

Grade 5 - Social Studies - Building Confidence

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  1. Which colonial region or setting matches this geography: rocky soil, forests, and good harbors?

    • backcountry settlements
    • New England colonies
    • Middle colonies
    • Southern colonies

  2. Which economy fits the Atlantic port towns?

    • small farms, hunting, and local trade
    • subsistence farming and barter
    • grain farming, trade, and skilled crafts
    • shipping, shops, printing, and trade

  3. Which settlement pattern fits the Southern colonies?

    • settlers cleared land, which increased conflict over Native homelands
    • plantations spread near rivers that moved crops to ports
    • cities such as Philadelphia grew from river and port trade
    • families settled along trails and valleys farther from coastal cities

  4. Why did geography matter in the frontier farms?

    • harbors and forests supported trade and shipbuilding
    • available land and trails drew settlers inland
    • land hunger pushed settlement westward
    • climate and rivers supported cash-crop plantations

  5. Which evidence would help compare Colonial America regions with the Southern colonies?

    • only whether the region had one town
    • only modern sports teams
    • geography, labor, trade, and settlement patterns
    • only the number of letters in the region name

  6. Which colonial region or setting matches this geography: inland forests and cleared fields?

    • Atlantic port towns
    • Southern colonies
    • New England colonies
    • frontier farms

  7. Which economy fits the Southern colonies?

    • grain farming, trade, and skilled crafts
    • shipbuilding, fishing, trade, and small farms
    • large plantations growing tobacco, rice, and indigo using enslaved labor
    • subsistence farming and barter

  8. Which settlement pattern fits the Middle colonies?

    • families settled along trails and valleys farther from coastal cities
    • plantations spread near rivers that moved crops to ports
    • cities such as Philadelphia grew from river and port trade
    • settlers cleared land, which increased conflict over Native homelands

  9. Why did geography matter in the Atlantic port towns?

    • land hunger pushed settlement westward
    • available land and trails drew settlers inland
    • harbors and forests supported trade and shipbuilding
    • ports connected colonies to Atlantic trade

  10. Which evidence would help compare Colonial America regions with the Atlantic port towns?

    • only whether the region had one town
    • only the number of letters in the region name
    • only modern sports teams
    • geography, labor, trade, and settlement patterns
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