How Early Colonists Made a Living is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the resources early colonists used to make a living, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.3.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each colony or place to how people there made a living.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
New England shipyards
New Orleans, in French Louisiana
Virginia, after 1612
The Spanish missions of the Southwest
A.Shipping goods down the Mississippi River through a port city
B.Farming and herding under priests, with the forced labor of Native people
C.Building ships from the region's tall forests
D.Growing tobacco to sell in England
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
New France, along the St. Lawrence River
New England fishing towns
Pennsylvania farms
Russian America, now Alaska
A.Growing wheat to grind into flour
B.Making Aleut hunters hunt sea otters for their fur
C.Catching and drying cod to sell abroad
D.Trading with Native nations for beaver furs
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.3.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Early Colonists Made a Living
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. New England shipyards — C (Building ships from the region's tall forests) 2. New Orleans, in French Louisiana — A (Shipping goods down the Mississippi River through a port city) 3. Virginia, after 1612 — D (Growing tobacco to sell in England) 4. The Spanish missions of the Southwest — B (Farming and herding under priests, with the forced labor of Native people)
2.1. New France, along the St. Lawrence River — D (Trading with Native nations for beaver furs) 2. New England fishing towns — C (Catching and drying cod to sell abroad) 3. Pennsylvania farms — A (Growing wheat to grind into flour) 4. Russian America, now Alaska — B (Making Aleut hunters hunt sea otters for their fur)
Questions about How Early Colonists Made a Living
What does the How Early Colonists Made a Living worksheet cover?
It practices the resources early colonists used to make a living — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.3.3-5: Name the people, tools and natural materials it takes to make something. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each colony or place to how people there made a living”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does How Early Colonists Made a Living practice?
D2.Eco.3.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Identify examples of the variety of resources (human capital, physical capital, and natural resources) that are used to produce goods and services.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
How Early Colonists Made a Living is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.3.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does How Early Colonists Made a Living come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of How Early Colonists Made a Living can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is How Early Colonists Made a Living free to print and photocopy?
Yes. How Early Colonists Made a Living, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Eco.3.3-5
Name the people, tools and natural materials it takes to make something.