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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 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
2.To the king and queen of Spain, what did Columbus's 1492 voyage promise?
  • A.Peace for the Taíno
  • B.A home for the Pilgrims
  • C.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
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 start a war with Spain
  • C.To find a way to the Moon
4.In 1492, who had already lived in the Americas for thousands of years?
  • A.No one
  • B.Settlers from England
  • C.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
5.Why did Sacagawea's help matter to the expedition?
  • A.She drew the maps of France
  • B.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  • C.She owned the boats
6.Why did the Mandan welcome Lewis and Clark for the winter of 1804?
  • A.They wanted to move to Washington
  • B.They had never met traders before
  • C.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers
7.How might Lakota leaders have seen the expedition coming up the Missouri River?
  • A.As long-lost relatives
  • B.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  • C.As soldiers sent to help them
8.Columbus believed he had reached Asia. Where had he really landed?
  • A.In China
  • B.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  • C.In India

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

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  1. 1.The event may help one group and harm the other
  2. 2.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  3. 3.To learn about the land, plants and peoples, and find a route to the Pacific
  4. 4.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  5. 5.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  6. 6.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers
  7. 7.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  8. 8.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas

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