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Changes on the Great Plains is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the Plains changed for the nations who lived there, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.5.3-5. It prints 6 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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Changes on the Great Plains

D2.Geo.5.3-5

NameDate

Number the events in order. Then choose the best answers.

1.Number the steps a homestead family followed.
  • The family lives on and farms the land for five years
  • The family builds a sod house
  • The family files a claim for land
  • The family receives ownership of the land
2.What did the Homestead Act of 1862 offer?
  • A.160 acres of land to settlers who lived on it and farmed it
  • B.Free train tickets to California
  • C.Gold to anyone who found it
3.Why did the bison almost disappear from the Plains?
  • A.One long winter froze them all
  • B.Hunters killed millions of them for their hides and for sport
  • C.The bison all moved to Europe
4.How did windmills help Plains farmers?
  • A.They kept the wind away
  • B.They ground bison bones into flour
  • C.They pumped water up from deep underground
5.How did barbed wire change the Plains?
  • A.It let farmers fence land cheaply and closed the open range
  • B.It made the bison herds grow
  • C.It carried messages across the Plains
6.What new kind of plow helped farmers break the thick prairie sod?
  • A.A paddle wheel
  • B.A wooden spoon
  • C.A steel plow

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Answer key — Changes on the Great Plains

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 3, 2, 1, 4
  2. 2.160 acres of land to settlers who lived on it and farmed it
  3. 3.Hunters killed millions of them for their hides and for sport
  4. 4.They pumped water up from deep underground
  5. 5.It let farmers fence land cheaply and closed the open range
  6. 6.A steel plow

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.