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
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
Henry Hudson, 1609
Samuel de Champlain, 1608
A.Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France
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.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536
Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542
Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain
A.Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter
B.Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico
C.Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold
D.Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535 — B (Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal) 2. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — D (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain) 3. Henry Hudson, 1609 — C (Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name) 4. Samuel de Champlain, 1608 — A (Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France)
2.1. 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. Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806 — A (Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter) 3. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542 — C (Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold) 4. Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain — D (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.