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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.
  • The Fort Laramie Treaty promises the Black Hills to the Lakota (1868)
  • Miners rush onto Lakota land (1876)
  • Gold is found in the Black Hills (1874)
  • The United States takes the Black Hills (1877)
2.What did the Homestead Act of 1862 offer?
  • A.Free train tickets to California
  • B.160 acres of land to settlers who lived on it and farmed it
  • C.Gold to anyone who found it
3.Why was the loss of the bison so harmful to Plains nations?
  • A.They depended on bison for food, clothing and shelter
  • B.Bison were only used for racing
  • C.They had never hunted bison
4.What new kind of plow helped farmers break the thick prairie sod?
  • A.A paddle wheel
  • B.A steel plow
  • C.A wooden spoon
5.What did the US government force many Plains nations to do?
  • A.Move to Europe
  • B.Move onto reservations
  • C.Become railroad owners
6.How did windmills help Plains farmers?
  • A.They pumped water up from deep underground
  • B.They kept the wind away
  • C.They ground bison bones into flour

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Answer key — Changes on the Great Plains

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 1, 3, 2, 4
  2. 2.160 acres of land to settlers who lived on it and farmed it
  3. 3.They depended on bison for food, clothing and shelter
  4. 4.A steel plow
  5. 5.Move onto reservations
  6. 6.They pumped water up from deep underground

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