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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

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

1.Number these events from earliest to latest.
  • Hide hunters pour onto the Southern Plains and the Red River War begins (1874)
  • The Comanche become expert riders and bison hunters (1700s)
  • The Comanche are forced onto a reservation (1875)
  • Settlers and the US Army move onto the Southern Plains (1860s)
2.Why did many settlers on the Plains build houses from sod?
  • A.Wood was too light
  • B.There were few trees on the prairie for lumber
  • C.Sod was the law
3.How did the railroad change the Plains?
  • A.It ran only from north to south
  • B.It brought settlers and carried crops and cattle to markets
  • C.It made the Plains empty of people
4.Which is true of Plains nations today?
  • A.They all live in Europe
  • B.None of them still exist
  • C.Many, such as the Lakota and Cheyenne, keep their governments and traditions
5.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
6.Why was the loss of the bison so harmful to Plains nations?
  • A.They had never hunted bison
  • B.They depended on bison for food, clothing and shelter
  • C.Bison were only used for racing

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Answer key — Changes on the Great Plains

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  1. 1.Correct order: 2, 4, 1, 3
  2. 2.There were few trees on the prairie for lumber
  3. 3.It brought settlers and carried crops and cattle to markets
  4. 4.Many, such as the Lakota and Cheyenne, keep their governments and traditions
  5. 5.They pumped water up from deep underground
  6. 6.They depended on bison for food, clothing and shelter

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