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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.Columbus believed he had reached Asia. Where had he really landed?
  • A.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  • B.In India
  • C.In China
2.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
3.To the Taíno people of the Caribbean, what did the arrival of the Spanish bring?
  • A.New freedom and more land
  • B.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  • C.Nothing at all
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 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
6.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 found a sea route to China
  • C.It ended all wars in the West
7.Why do some places celebrate Columbus Day while others observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  • B.The two days are about sports
  • C.Columbus never sailed
8.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

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.On islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the Americas
  2. 2.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  3. 3.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  4. 4.The event may help one group and harm the other
  5. 5.Settlers who followed took over their lands
  6. 6.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  7. 7.People see the meaning of Columbus's voyages differently
  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.