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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.To the Taíno people of the Caribbean, what did the arrival of the Spanish bring?
  • A.New freedom and more land
  • B.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  • C.Nothing at all
2.Why do some places celebrate Columbus Day while others observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  • B.Columbus never sailed
  • C.The two days are about sports
3.Columbus believed he had reached Asia. Where had he really landed?
  • A.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  • B.In China
  • C.In India
4.Why do two groups at the same time often see one event differently?
  • A.The event may help one group and harm the other
  • B.People in the past had no opinions
  • C.One group is always wrong
5.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
6.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
7.How might Lakota leaders have seen the expedition coming up the Missouri River?
  • A.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  • B.As soldiers sent to help them
  • C.As long-lost relatives
8.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 journey closed the rivers
  • C.The explorers stayed and became chiefs

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  2. 2.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  3. 3.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  4. 4.The event may help one group and harm the other
  5. 5.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  6. 6.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  7. 7.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  8. 8.Settlers who followed took over their lands

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