Explorers and Their Journeys is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on where explorers went and what followed, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. It prints 2 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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Explorers and Their Journeys
D2.His.3.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each explorer to the journey he made.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535
Samuel de Champlain, 1608
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536
A.Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France
B.Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico
C.Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal
D.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806
Juan Ponce de León, 1513
Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain
Henry Hudson, 1609
A.Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain
B.Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name
C.Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter
D.Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535 — C (Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal) 2. Samuel de Champlain, 1608 — A (Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France) 3. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — D (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain) 4. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536 — B (Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico)
2.1. Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806 — C (Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter) 2. Juan Ponce de León, 1513 — A (Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain) 3. Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain — D (Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia) 4. Henry Hudson, 1609 — B (Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.