5th Grade History Resources : Page 5

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Learning about the Revolutionary War is the foundation of American history. Help your fifth grader learn key vocabulary from this time with this word search.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

The American West would not be the same without the influence of Manifest Destiny. Learn about the history of U.S. geography with this Wild West worksheet.

Match famous immigrants with their exploits in this history worksheet. Don't know history? Don't worry! Look for hints based on people changing their names!

Learn more about William Penn, a daring man whose actions reflected our Founding Fathers' fixation on freedom.

Write your own Declaration of Independence in this creative writing worksheet!

Have your social studies student try her hand and writing her own protest song in this creative worksheet.

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

Inspire kids to learn about Asian American heroes all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

Imagine being around in colonial America. If you were reporting about the American Revolution what would you have said about the times?

Consider the perspective of settlers in the Chesapeake Colonies in this creative worksheet! 

Students will share Ibn Battuta's adventures with this fun reading comprehension and writing worksheet.

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

Get to know Meriwether Lewis, more widely known as one half of the Lewis and Clark duo! Read about his life before and after the expedition.

Did you know that Paul Revere was actually a silversmith? Read a bit more about this famous figure of the American Revolution!

Put your U.S. history trivia to the test with this quick crossword puzzle that reviews famous people, places and things from colonial history.

Help your social studies student learn a little more about what it took to get a settlement started in the New World...and what it took to keep it going.

While the Americans lost the Battle of Guilford Court House, the aftermath led to the American victory at Yorktown. Learn more with this history worksheet.

Introduce learners to Juneteenth—past and present—with this inviting social studies worksheet!

Learn more about some of the most popular songs of the day and explore what made them anthems of the Civil Rights movement.

Chart a course for the New World in this twisty, turny colonial maze!

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.