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Journeys Seen From Both Sides is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how explorers and Native nations saw the same journeys differently, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.4.3-5. It prints 8 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.

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Journeys Seen From Both Sides

D2.His.4.3-5

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1.Why did President Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to cross the continent?
  • A.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  • B.To start a war with Spain
  • C.To find a way to the Moon
2.Why did many Native nations later see that journey as the start of a loss?
  • A.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  • B.The explorers stayed and became chiefs
  • C.The journey closed the rivers
3.How might Lakota leaders have seen the expedition coming up the Missouri River?
  • A.As soldiers sent to help them
  • B.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  • C.As long-lost relatives
4.Why did many Americans see the Lewis and Clark journey as a success?
  • A.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  • B.It found a sea route to China
  • C.It ended all wars in the West
5.Why did the Mandan welcome Lewis and Clark for the winter of 1804?
  • A.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers
  • B.They had never met traders before
  • C.They wanted to move to Washington
6.Why do some places celebrate Columbus Day while others observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  • B.The two days are about sports
  • C.Columbus never sailed
7.Why did Sacagawea's help matter to the expedition?
  • A.She owned the boats
  • B.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  • C.She drew the maps of France
8.In 1492, who had already lived in the Americas for thousands of years?
  • A.No one
  • B.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  • C.Settlers from England

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  2. 2.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  3. 3.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  4. 4.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  5. 5.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers
  6. 6.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  7. 7.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  8. 8.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.