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.
Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528–1536
Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542
Samuel de Champlain, 1608
A.Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia
B.Shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast, then spent about eight years making his way across the Southwest to Mexico
C.Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France
D.Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542
Henry Hudson, 1609
A.Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold
B.Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter
C.Sailed up the river in New York that now carries his name
D.Sailed along the coast of California for Spain
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Answer key — Explorers and Their Journeys
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Christopher Columbus, 1492, for Spain — A (Reached islands in the Caribbean, which he thought were near Asia) 2. 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) 3. Hernando de Soto, 1539–1542 — D (Led soldiers through the Southeast, harming many towns on the way) 4. Samuel de Champlain, 1608 — C (Founded Quebec, the first lasting town of New France)
2.1. Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806 — B (Crossed the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific, helped by Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter) 2. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540–1542 — A (Searched the Southwest and the Plains for cities of gold) 3. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, 1542 — D (Sailed along the coast of California for Spain) 4. Henry Hudson, 1609 — C (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.