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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 the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 matter so much to the Lakota?
  • A.It gave them a railroad
  • B.It made them leave the Plains
  • C.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
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 gift they had asked for
  • C.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
3.Why did a bison hunter in the 1870s see the herds as a way to make money?
  • A.He wanted to feed Plains nations
  • B.Bison were worth nothing
  • C.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
4.A homesteader saw the prairie as empty land waiting for farms. How did the Lakota see it?
  • A.As their homeland and hunting grounds, already in use
  • B.As land they had never visited
  • C.As a place to build factories
5.Settlers saw the railroad as progress. Why did many Plains nations see it as a threat?
  • A.It brought hunters and settlers onto their lands and drove off the bison
  • B.It took them to their families
  • C.It was too slow
6.Many Plains nations held land in common. How was this different from settlers' ideas?
  • A.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
  • B.Settlers shared all of their land
  • C.Settlers believed no one should use land
7.Why did settlers want land fenced with barbed wire?
  • A.To protect their crops and mark their own property
  • B.To help the bison herds
  • C.To keep trains off the land
8.What do many Lakota people today want for the Black Hills?
  • A.Nothing at all
  • B.The land returned to them, not money for it
  • C.More mines built there

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Answer key — Two Views of the Plains

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
  2. 2.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
  3. 3.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
  4. 4.As their homeland and hunting grounds, already in use
  5. 5.It brought hunters and settlers onto their lands and drove off the bison
  6. 6.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
  7. 7.To protect their crops and mark their own property
  8. 8.The land returned to them, not money for it

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