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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.1950
  • B.1827
  • C.1492
2.What did the Cherokee constitution of 1827 set up?
  • A.A principal chief, a two-house council and courts
  • B.A king who ruled for life
  • C.No laws at all
3.What is the agreement that united the Haudenosaunee nations called?
  • A.The Mayflower Compact
  • B.The Great Law of Peace
  • C.The Articles of Confederation
4.The Haudenosaunee Confederacy first joined how many nations?
  • A.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
  • B.Two: the Cherokee and the Navajo
  • C.Fifty, one for each state
5.Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in 1722 as the sixth nation?
  • A.The Tuscarora
  • B.The Lakota
  • C.The Hopi
6.What did the Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy join together?
  • A.Many towns, each with its own council
  • B.Five European countries
  • C.The thirteen colonies
7.Which is true of Native nations in the United States today?
  • A.None of them still exist
  • B.Many have their own governments, laws and courts
  • C.They have no leaders
8.Where do chiefs of the Haudenosaunee nations meet to decide shared matters?
  • A.In the US Congress
  • B.At a Spanish mission
  • C.At the Grand Council

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Answer key — How Native Nations Governed

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1827
  2. 2.A principal chief, a two-house council and courts
  3. 3.The Great Law of Peace
  4. 4.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
  5. 5.The Tuscarora
  6. 6.Many towns, each with its own council
  7. 7.Many have their own governments, laws and courts
  8. 8.At the Grand Council

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