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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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.
Henry Hudson, 1609
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536
Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542
A.Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico
B.Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal
C.Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name
D.Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1682
A.Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter
B.Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way
C.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
D.Went down the Mississippi and claimed its lands for France as Louisiana
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Henry Hudson, 1609 — C (Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name) 2. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536 — A (Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico) 3. Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535 — B (Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal) 4. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542 — D (Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold)
2.1. Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542 — B (Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way) 2. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — C (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain) 3. Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806 — A (Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter) 4. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1682 — D (Went down the Mississippi and claimed its lands for France as Louisiana)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.