This 5th grade 13 Colonies quiz has three parts across two pages. Students name five numbered colonies on a small map from a word bank of Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. They sort Connecticut, Delaware, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Maryland into three regions. Four multiple-choice questions finish the quiz. A third page gives all answers.
“Identify colonies on a map of the Atlantic coast.”
Part 1 asks for five colonies from Massachusetts in the north to Georgia in the south.
“Sort the colonies into New England, Middle and Southern regions.”
Part 2 places six colonies in a region chart.
“Recall facts about early colonial founders and regional economies.”
Part 3 asks about Virginia, William Penn, the breadbasket colonies and plantations.
A small colored map of the east coast with colonies numbered 1 to 5, a five-name word bank and five lines to write the names.
Six colony names to place in a New England, Middle and Southern chart with two spaces in each column.
Four questions on the first permanent English colony, the breadbasket region, the founder of Pennsylvania and the region with large plantations.
The five map names, the sorted chart and the four letters, with Virginia noted as founded at Jamestown in 1607.
End of unit check
Give it at the end of a 13 Colonies unit. It fits in a 20 minute period, and the key makes marking quick.
Open-book review
Let students use their region notes for Part 2 only. It shows who can sort the colonies without help on the other parts.
Quick marking
Mark Part 1 first. Students who miss two or more map items usually need another look at where the colonies sit, not at the facts.
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