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From Columbus to the Gold Rush is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on sequencing exploration, missions and expansion in North America, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.1.3-5. 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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From Columbus to the Gold Rush

D2.His.1.3-5

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Number the events in each box from 1 (earliest) to 4 (latest).

1.Number these from earliest to latest.
  • The Gadsden Purchase adds land in southern Arizona and New Mexico (1853)
  • The United States buys Alaska from Russia (1867)
  • The Oregon Treaty divides the Oregon Country (1846)
  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed (1848)
2.Number these from earliest to latest.
  • The railroad across the country is finished (1869)
  • The Homestead Act is passed (1862)
  • The Dawes Act is passed (1887)
  • Gold is found in the Black Hills (1874)

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Answer key — From Columbus to the Gold Rush

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 3, 4, 1, 2
  2. 2.Correct order: 2, 1, 4, 3

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.