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.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536
Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806
Juan Ponce de León, 1513
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542
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.Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain
D.Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535
Samuel de Champlain, 1608
Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
A.Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal
B.Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way
C.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
D.Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 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. Juan Ponce de León, 1513 — C (Landed in Florida and claimed it for Spain) 4. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542 — D (Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold)
2.1. Jacques Cartier, 1534–1535 — A (Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to the town of Hochelaga, now Montreal) 2. Samuel de Champlain, 1608 — D (Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France) 3. Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542 — B (Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way) 4. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — C (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.