Two Views of the Missions is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why missionaries and Native people saw the missions differently, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.4.3-5. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
These sentences were written for this worksheet. Sort each one under the person who would most likely say it.
1.Sort each one: A Spanish missionary or A Native person at a mission?
Sort: "The mission brings people to the Catholic faith.", "We came here for food in a hard year, and now we cannot go home.", "We cannot leave to visit our families or gather our own foods.", "Living in one village will make the people easier to teach."
A Spanish missionaryA Native person at a mission
2.Sort each one: A Spanish missionary or A Native person at a mission?
Sort: "The mission helps the king hold this land for Spain.", "The new sicknesses are killing our children.", "Our ceremonies and our language are being taken from us.", "Building a church of stone here is holy work."
A Spanish missionaryA Native person at a mission
3.Sort each one: A Spanish missionary or A Native person at a mission?
Sort: "The mission's cattle are eating the plants our people gather.", "Soldiers must bring back anyone who runs away.", "This land was ours long before the Spanish came.", "Teaching farming and weaving is a gift to the people here."
A Spanish missionaryA Native person at a mission
LessonPrint · D2.His.4.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two Views of the Missions
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "Living in one village will make the people easier to teach." — A Spanish missionary 2. "The mission brings people to the Catholic faith." — A Spanish missionary 3. "We came here for food in a hard year, and now we cannot go home." — A Native person at a mission 4. "We cannot leave to visit our families or gather our own foods." — A Native person at a mission
2.1. "Building a church of stone here is holy work." — A Spanish missionary 2. "Our ceremonies and our language are being taken from us." — A Native person at a mission 3. "The mission helps the king hold this land for Spain." — A Spanish missionary 4. "The new sicknesses are killing our children." — A Native person at a mission
3.1. "Soldiers must bring back anyone who runs away." — A Spanish missionary 2. "Teaching farming and weaving is a gift to the people here." — A Spanish missionary 3. "The mission's cattle are eating the plants our people gather." — A Native person at a mission 4. "This land was ours long before the Spanish came." — A Native person at a mission
Questions about Two Views of the Missions
What does the Two Views of the Missions worksheet cover?
It practices why missionaries and Native people saw the missions differently — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.4.3-5: Explain why people living at the same time saw things differently. The instruction to students is “These sentences were written for this worksheet. Sort each one under the person who would most likely say it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Two Views of the Missions practice?
D2.His.4.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Two Views of the Missions is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.4.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Two Views of the Missions come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Two Views of the Missions can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Two Views of the Missions free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Two Views of the Missions, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.4.3-5
Explain why people living at the same time saw things differently.