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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Many Plains nations held land in common. How was this different from settlers' ideas?
A.Settlers shared all of their land
B.Settlers believed no one should use land
C.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
2.A US Army officer saw reservations as a way to end fighting. How did many Plains peoples see them?
A.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
B.As a gift they had asked for
C.As a summer camp
3.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
4.Why did Plains nations see the killing of the bison as a disaster?
A.Without the bison, their whole way of life could not go on
B.They did not use bison
C.They wanted the bison gone
5.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
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.Bison were worth nothing
C.He wanted to feed Plains nations
7.Settlers saw the railroad as progress. Why did many Plains nations see it as a threat?
A.It was too slow
B.It brought hunters and settlers onto their lands and drove off the bison
C.It took them to their families
8.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
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Answer key — Two Views of the Plains
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Settlers believed land should be owned by single families
2.As a loss of freedom, land and their way of life
3.It promised them the Black Hills, a sacred place
4.Without the bison, their whole way of life could not go on
5.They had different needs, beliefs and things to gain or lose
6.Hides sold for high prices in eastern cities
7.It brought hunters and settlers onto their lands and drove off the bison
8.As their homeland and hunting grounds, already in use
Questions about Two Views of the Plains
What does the Two Views of the Plains worksheet cover?
It practices why settlers and Plains nations saw the same land differently — 8 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 “Choose the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Two Views of the Plains 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 Plains 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 Plains come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Plains 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 Plains free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Two Views of the Plains, 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.