Road to Independence Timeline
5th grade social studies timeline activity: place 8 events from 1763 to 1776, including the Stamp Act and Boston Tea Party, and answer 4 questions.
5th Grade Declaration of Independence Worksheets
5th grade Declaration of Independence worksheets: why the colonists declared independence, the main parts of the document, key ideas in the preamble and the people who wrote and signed it.
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Declaration of Independence worksheets to download
Parts of the Declaration
5th grade Declaration of Independence worksheet: match four parts to what they do and a quotation, then answer two questions. Answer key included.
Key Phrases in Plain Words
5th grade Declaration of Independence worksheet: rewrite six famous phrases in plain words with a glossary, then discuss who was left out. Sample answers.
Grievances Against the King
5th grade Declaration of Independence worksheet: match five grievances against the king to British actions, then answer two questions. Answer key included.
The Committee of Five Reading
5th grade reading on the Committee of Five and the Declaration of Independence: Jefferson's draft, edits, July 2 and 4 votes, six questions and key.
Declaration of Independence Quiz
5th grade Declaration of Independence quiz: ten multiple-choice questions on the date, Jefferson, King George III, rights and July 4. Answer key included.
Curriculum objectives covered
D2.His.1.3-5
“Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.”
“Work out the number of years between two events.”
“Identify the four parts of the Declaration of Independence and what each one says.”
“Explain why Thomas Jefferson listed so many complaints against the king.”
RI.5.4
“Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.”
“Explain how the meaning of equality has grown since 1776.”
“Connect complaints in the Declaration of Independence to the British actions behind them.”
“Explain how a British action affected the daily lives or rights of colonists.”
RI.5.1
“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RI.5.3
“Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.”
“Recall key facts about the Declaration of Independence, including its date, author, king and the group that approved it.”
“Name the three rights in the Declaration and explain consent of the governed.”
“Explain why July 4 is celebrated in the United States.”
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