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.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Juan Ponce de León, 1513
Samuel de Champlain, 1608
Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535
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.Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain
D.Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1682
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain
A.Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way
B.Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia
C.Went down the Mississippi and claimed its lands for France as Louisiana
D.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Juan Ponce de León, 1513 — C (Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain) 2. Samuel de Champlain, 1608 — A (Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France) 3. Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535 — D (Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal) 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. Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542 — A (Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way) 2. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1682 — C (Went down the Mississippi and claimed its lands for France as Louisiana) 3. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — D (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain) 4. Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain — B (Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.