Description

Colonial America Task Cards – VA SOL USI.5

Colonial America Task Cards are a no-prep, fun way to review the 13 colonies, colonial regions, colonial people, and the French and Indian War.

Colonial America Task Cards includes 28 task cards, a student response worksheet, and an answer key. Questions are multiple choice and multiple select.

What will students review with these task cards?

With these Colonial America Task Cards, students will:

• the significance of Virginia as one of the most populous and wealthiest colonies
• the founding of the 13 colonies
• the characteristics and differences between the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies
• interdependence and specialization within the 13 colonies
• similarities and differences between colonial people groups including landowners, farmers, artisans, clergy, merchants, women, indentured servants, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans
• the changing economic and political relationships between the colonies and Great Britain
• the main reasons for and outcomes of the French and Indian War
• the ways the French and Indian War contributed to the American Revolution

What standards are covered?

These Colonial America Task Cards are specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia U.S. History SOL USI.5, although the task cards closely match most U.S. History standards related to colonial America.

Is a digital version included?

These Colonial America Task Cards resource includes BOTH a digital version and a PDF version. The digital version can be accessed through Google Forms and allows students to easily self-check their work. You can also use the Google Forms task cards to track student progress.

When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file in Google Forms. You’ll then share that file with your students.

What if I want to create my own social studies task cards?

Four blank task cards are included so that you can create additional questions, if needed. For these task cards, you will print the blank cards and write your questions directly on the cards.

What do other teachers say about these task cards?

• “This was a great resource and we used it to review for our test.  It matched the standards.” (Crystal C.)
• “A great review resource to help kids.  I use it before state testing for a fun review.” (Kirsten W.)
• “I love that the Google Form has multiple-choice options available. Digital task cards allow me to share a QR code with my students, instead of prepping and keeping up with dozens of cards. The automatic feedback provided to students is a game-changer!” (Courtney B.)

Don’t miss out!

Task cards are a great, low-prep way to review at the end of a US History unit or before state testing. These Colonial America Task Cards can easily be used as part of a social studies center, Scoot activity, or review game.

 

Want to save money?

These Colonial America Task Cards are included in my U.S. History Task Cards Bundle for a discounted price!

 

Other U.S. History resources that may interest you:

• Colonial America Unit
• Colonial America Escape Room
• Colonial America Study Guide
• U.S. History Curriculum
• U.S. History Escape Room Bundle

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Other Information:

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For even more ideas for teaching colonial America, check out my blog post “7 Ideas for Teaching Colonial America.”