A fact box on page 1 of this 3-page 5th grade social studies sheet gives five facts about the Louisiana Purchase and the Corps of Discovery. Students use it to answer eight questions in three formats: fill in the blanks, multiple choice and short written answers. The questions cover Jefferson, the $15 million price, Sacagawea, York and the route up the Missouri River. Page 3 is the answer key.
“Find key facts about the Louisiana Purchase in a short text.”
Questions 1 and 2 use the date, the price and the doubling in size from the fact box.
“Describe the roles of Sacagawea and York on the Lewis and Clark expedition.”
Questions 5 and 6 ask what each of them did.
Five bullet points with names and dates in bold, from the 1803 purchase to the expedition's return in 1806.
A sentence with three blanks for who bought the territory, from whom and for how much. A multiple choice question asks how the purchase changed the size of the country.
Students name the expedition, finish a sentence with the starting city and the river, explain how Sacagawea helped, describe York's role, pick when the group reached the Pacific and give the year they returned.
A short answer for each question, with the correct options checked for questions 2 and 7.
Open book
Let students keep the fact box in view. Every answer is in it, so this works as practice in finding evidence.
Own words
Questions 5 and 6 need a sentence each. Ask students to answer in their own words, then compare with the wording in the box.
Map first
Trace the route up the Missouri River on a classroom map before question 4. Students then see why St. Louis was the starting point.
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