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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 long-lost relatives
  • B.As soldiers sent to help them
  • C.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
2.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
3.Why do some places celebrate Columbus Day while others observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.Columbus never sailed
  • B.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  • C.The two days are about sports
4.Why did Sacagawea's help matter to the expedition?
  • A.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  • B.She owned the boats
  • C.She drew the maps of France
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.To the king and queen of Spain, what did Columbus's 1492 voyage promise?
  • A.Peace for the Taíno
  • B.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  • C.A home for the Pilgrims

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

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  1. 1.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  2. 2.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  3. 3.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  4. 4.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  5. 5.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  6. 6.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  7. 7.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  8. 8.New lands, gold and trade for Spain

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