Free Sample Workbook · History & Social Studies

Free 5th grade history worksheets, with the lesson and the answer key

One full topic — Causes and effects of European exploration — as a printable PDF. No payment.

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The topic inside: Causes and effects of European exploration

Explain why European explorers sailed to the Americas and the effects of their voyages on Native peoples and Europeans

D2.His.14.3-5Ages 10–11

Key words

  • explorer — A person who travels to unknown places to learn about them
  • cause — Why something happens
  • effect — What happens as a result
  • trade route — A path people use to carry goods to sell or exchange
  • colony — A settlement ruled by a faraway country
  • navigation — The skill of finding your way, especially at sea

What you need at home: A world map or globe; Paper divided into two columns labeled Causes and Effects; Pencil; String or yarn to trace routes on the map.

What is in the PDF

  1. Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
  2. Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
  5. Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.

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9 topics, 1080 questions and 228 printed pages, with the answer key included. $9.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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One PDF of 18 pages (0.5 MB): the Causes and effects of European exploration topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.

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Causes and effects of European exploration is the first of 9 topics in 5th grade History & Social Studies. The full workbook has 1080 questions over 228 printed pages, with the answer key.

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