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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.In 1492, who had already lived in the Americas for thousands of years?
  • A.Settlers from England
  • B.No one
  • C.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
2.Columbus believed he had reached Asia. Where had he really landed?
  • A.In China
  • B.In India
  • C.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
3.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 find a way to the Moon
  • C.To start a war with Spain
4.To the king and queen of Spain, what did Columbus's 1492 voyage promise?
  • A.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  • B.Peace for the Taíno
  • C.A home for the Pilgrims
5.Why do two groups at the same time often see one event differently?
  • A.People in the past had no opinions
  • B.The event may help one group and harm the other
  • C.One group is always wrong
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.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
8.To the Taíno people of the Caribbean, what did the arrival of the Spanish bring?
  • A.Nothing at all
  • B.New freedom and more land
  • C.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  2. 2.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  3. 3.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  4. 4.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  5. 5.The event may help one group and harm the other
  6. 6.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  7. 7.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  8. 8.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land

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