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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 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
2.How might Lakota leaders have seen the expedition coming up the Missouri River?
  • A.As soldiers sent to help them
  • B.As strangers who might threaten their control of trade on the river
  • C.As long-lost relatives
3.To the Taíno people of the Caribbean, what did the arrival of the Spanish bring?
  • A.Disease, forced labor and the loss of their land
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.New freedom and more land
4.In 1492, who had already lived in the Americas for thousands of years?
  • A.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  • B.No one
  • C.Settlers from England
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.To the king and queen of Spain, what did Columbus's 1492 voyage promise?
  • A.A home for the Pilgrims
  • B.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  • C.Peace for the Taíno
7.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
8.Why did the Mandan welcome Lewis and Clark for the winter of 1804?
  • A.They had never met traders before
  • B.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers
  • C.They wanted to move to Washington

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Answer key — Journeys Seen From Both Sides

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  1. 1.It mapped a route west and opened the way for trade and settlement
  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.American Indian peoples, such as the Taíno
  5. 5.The event may help one group and harm the other
  6. 6.New lands, gold and trade for Spain
  7. 7.She could speak Shoshone, so the explorers could get horses
  8. 8.They were traders and wanted good trade with the newcomers

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