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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.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
2.Why do some places celebrate Columbus Day while others observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.The two days are about sports
  • B.Columbus never sailed
  • C.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
3.Why did President Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to cross the continent?
  • A.To find a way to the Moon
  • B.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  • C.To start a war with Spain
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.One group is always wrong
  • C.People in the past had no opinions
5.Why did many Native nations later see that journey as the start of a loss?
  • A.The explorers stayed and became chiefs
  • B.The journey closed the rivers
  • C.Settlers who followed took over their lands
6.Why did Sacagawea's help matter to the expedition?
  • A.She owned the boats
  • B.She drew the maps of France
  • C.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
7.In 1492, who had already lived in the Americas for thousands of years?
  • A.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  • B.Settlers from England
  • C.No one
8.Why did many Americans see the Lewis and Clark journey as a success?
  • A.It found a sea route to China
  • B.It ended all wars in the West
  • C.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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