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Two Views of the Plains is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why settlers and Plains nations saw the same land differently, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.4.3-5. It prints 8 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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Two Views of the Plains

D2.His.4.3-5

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1.Why did a bison hunter in the 1870s see the herds as a way to make money?
  • A.Bison were worth nothing
  • B.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
  • C.He wanted to feed Plains nations
2.A US Army officer saw reservations as a way to end fighting. How did many Plains peoples see them?
  • A.As a summer camp
  • B.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
  • C.As a gift they had asked for
3.Many Plains nations held land in common. How was this different from settlers' ideas?
  • A.Settlers believed no one should use land
  • B.Settlers shared all of their land
  • C.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
4.Why did miners in 1876 ignore the Fort Laramie Treaty?
  • A.They wanted the gold found in the Black Hills
  • B.They had never heard of gold
  • C.The treaty told them to go there
5.Why did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 matter so much to the Lakota?
  • A.It made them leave the Plains
  • B.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
  • C.It gave them a railroad
6.Why might two people living at the same time see the same event differently?
  • A.People in the past all thought the same
  • B.They had different needs, beliefs and things to gain or lose
  • C.Only one of them could see
7.A homesteader saw the prairie as empty land waiting for farms. How did the Lakota see it?
  • A.As land they had never visited
  • B.As their homeland and hunting grounds, already in use
  • C.As a place to build factories
8.Why did Plains nations see the killing of the bison as a disaster?
  • A.They wanted the bison gone
  • B.They did not use bison
  • C.Without the bison, their whole way of life could not go on

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Answer key — Two Views of the Plains

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
  2. 2.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
  3. 3.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
  4. 4.They wanted the gold found in the Black Hills
  5. 5.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
  6. 6.They had different needs, beliefs and things to gain or lose
  7. 7.As their homeland and hunting grounds, already in use
  8. 8.Without the bison, their whole way of life could not go on

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.