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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.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
2.Why did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 matter so much to the Lakota?
  • A.It gave them a railroad
  • B.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
  • C.It made them leave the Plains
3.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 a place to build factories
  • C.As land they had never visited
4.Why did Plains nations see the killing of the bison as a disaster?
  • A.They did not use bison
  • B.They wanted the bison gone
  • C.Without the bison, their whole way of life could not go on
5.What do many Lakota people today want for the Black Hills?
  • A.Nothing at all
  • B.More mines built there
  • C.The land returned to them, not money for it
6.Why did a bison hunter in the 1870s see the herds as a way to make money?
  • A.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
  • B.He wanted to feed Plains nations
  • C.Bison were worth nothing
7.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
8.Why might two people living at the same time see the same event differently?
  • A.People in the past all thought the same
  • B.Only one of them could see
  • C.They had different needs, beliefs and things to gain or lose

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Answer key — Two Views of the Plains

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

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