US History Basics Worksheet (Grade 5)
Free printable US history basics worksheet for Grade 5. Students examine the 1621 Wampanoag-English harvest gathering without the simplified "First Thanksgiving" myth, then answer questions about the founding of the United States.
Grade 5 · History worksheet
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US History Basics
Read each question about early United States history and write your answer on the line.
- 1.What ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
- 2.In what year did the United States declare independence?
- 3.What happened at the 1621 gathering later labelled the 'First Thanksgiving'?
- 4.Who was the first president of the United States?
- 5.The document that announced America's freedom in 1776 is the Declaration of what?
- 6.How many original colonies first formed the United States?
- 7.The people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620 are called the what?
- 8.Which Native nation joined the English colonists at the 1621 harvest gathering?
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History — Thanksgiving and mourning — distinguishes the 1621 harvest gathering from the later 'First Thanksgiving' national story
- National Museum of the American Indian — Rethinking Thanksgiving — places the gathering in Wampanoag diplomacy and explains why the simplified harmony narrative is incomplete