Build a Claim About 1846 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using evidence to develop a claim about the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.16.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

Build a Claim About 1846

D2.His.16.3-5

NameDate

Write your answer. Use the checklist.

1.Did the boatmen have good reason to petition? Make a claim and support it.

State your claim
Give evidence
Name your source

2.Was 1846 the most important year for the valley? Make a claim and support it.

State your claim about 1846
Give evidence
Name your source

LessonPrint · D2.His.16.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Build a Claim About 1846

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.A claim about whether the boatmen had good reason to petition, using the petition itself and the later trade directory.
2.A claim about whether 1846 was the most important year, with evidence drawn from more than one named source.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.16.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.