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5th Grade Early America and Colonies Review

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This board helps players review Early America and the Thirteen Colonies through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Before Colonization, Exploration, Colonial Regions, Colonial Life, People & Change. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Before Colonization

    Who lived throughout North America long before European colonists arrived?

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    Indigenous peoples

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  • Exploration

    Which European explorer's 1492 voyage crossed the Atlantic under the Spanish flag?

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    Christopher Columbus

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  • Colonial Regions

    What were the three broad English colonial regions?

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    New England, Middle, and Southern colonies

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  • Colonial Life

    What was an apprentice?

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    a person learning a trade from a skilled worker

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  • People & Change

    Which colony was founded by William Penn?

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    Pennsylvania

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Before Colonization

$100 — Who lived throughout North America long before European colonists arrived?
Indigenous peoples
$200 — Why did Indigenous cultures develop different ways of life across North America?
they adapted to different environments and resources
$300 — What crop was especially important to many Indigenous societies in the Americas?
corn or maize
$400 — What does it mean when a culture is nomadic?
it moves from place to place
$500 — What is one reason rivers were important to early communities?
they provided water, food, and transportation

Exploration

$100 — Which European explorer's 1492 voyage crossed the Atlantic under the Spanish flag?
Christopher Columbus
$200 — What were Europeans seeking when they explored new ocean routes?
trade routes, wealth, and resources
$300 — Which European country established St. Augustine in present-day Florida?
Spain
$400 — Which country established colonies including New France in parts of North America?
France
$500 — What technology helped sailors determine direction at sea?
compass

Colonial Regions

$100 — What were the three broad English colonial regions?
New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
$200 — Which colonial region was known for rocky soil, fishing, and shipbuilding?
New England colonies
$300 — Which region included Pennsylvania and New York and had productive farmland?
Middle colonies
$400 — Which region developed large plantations growing crops such as tobacco and rice?
Southern colonies
$500 — How many English colonies eventually became the original United States?
13

Colonial Life

$100 — What was an apprentice?
a person learning a trade from a skilled worker
$200 — What was one common occupation in colonial coastal towns?
merchant
$300 — What crop became especially important to Virginia's colonial economy?
tobacco
$400 — What institution was often central to many New England towns?
church
$500 — Did children in colonial America generally have the same daily life as children today?
no

People & Change

$100 — Which colony was founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
$200 — Which settlement founded in 1607 became the first permanent English settlement in Virginia?
Jamestown
$300 — What ship carried the Pilgrims to present-day Massachusetts in 1620?
Mayflower
$400 — What system forced millions of Africans into unpaid labor in the colonies?
slavery
$500 — What agreement signed aboard the Mayflower established rules for self-government among its signers?
Mayflower Compact

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