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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.Nothing at all
  • C.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
2.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
3.Why did many Native nations later see that journey as the start of a loss?
  • A.The explorers stayed and became chiefs
  • B.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  • C.The journey closed the rivers
4.Why do two groups at the same time often see one event differently?
  • A.One group is always wrong
  • B.The event may help one group and harm the other
  • C.People in the past had no opinions
5.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
6.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
7.Why did many Americans see the Lewis and Clark journey as a success?
  • A.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  • B.It ended all wars in the West
  • C.It found a sea route to China
8.Why did Sacagawea's help matter to the expedition?
  • A.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  • B.She drew the maps of France
  • C.She owned the boats

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

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  1. 1.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  2. 2.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  3. 3.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  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.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  7. 7.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  8. 8.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses

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