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How Native Nations Governed is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how Native nations organized their governments, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. 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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How Native Nations Governed

D2.Civ.5.3-5

NameDate

Choose the best answer.

1.In what year did the Cherokee Nation adopt a written constitution?
  • A.1492
  • B.1827
  • C.1950
2.What is the agreement that united the Haudenosaunee nations called?
  • A.The Great Law of Peace
  • B.The Mayflower Compact
  • C.The Articles of Confederation
3.What did the Cherokee constitution of 1827 set up?
  • A.A king who ruled for life
  • B.A principal chief, a two-house council and courts
  • C.No laws at all
4.Why did the Haudenosaunee nations unite under one council?
  • A.To elect a President of the United States
  • B.To end the wars among them and keep peace
  • C.To build a railroad
5.What did the Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy join together?
  • A.The thirteen colonies
  • B.Five European countries
  • C.Many towns, each with its own council
6.Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in 1722 as the sixth nation?
  • A.The Hopi
  • B.The Lakota
  • C.The Tuscarora
7.Where do chiefs of the Haudenosaunee nations meet to decide shared matters?
  • A.In the US Congress
  • B.At the Grand Council
  • C.At a Spanish mission
8.How is each Pueblo village in New Mexico governed?
  • A.By one emperor over all the Pueblos
  • B.By its own leaders, as a separate community
  • C.By the Haudenosaunee Grand Council

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Answer key — How Native Nations Governed

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  1. 1.1827
  2. 2.The Great Law of Peace
  3. 3.A principal chief, a two-house council and courts
  4. 4.To end the wars among them and keep peace
  5. 5.Many towns, each with its own council
  6. 6.The Tuscarora
  7. 7.At the Grand Council
  8. 8.By its own leaders, as a separate community

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.