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How Native Nations Governed

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Choose the best answer.

1.Why did the Haudenosaunee nations unite under one council?

A.To end the wars among them and keep peace
B.To elect a President of the United States
C.To build a railroad

2.Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in 1722 as the sixth nation?

A.The Lakota
B.The Hopi
C.The Tuscarora

3.The Haudenosaunee Confederacy first joined how many nations?

A.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
B.Fifty, one for each state
C.Two: the Cherokee and the Navajo

4.Where do chiefs of the Haudenosaunee nations meet to decide shared matters?

A.At a Spanish mission
B.At the Grand Council
C.In the US Congress

5.In the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, who chooses the chiefs and can remove them?

A.The youngest warriors
B.The king of England
C.The clan mothers

6.What is the agreement that united the Haudenosaunee nations called?

A.The Articles of Confederation
B.The Mayflower Compact
C.The Great Law of Peace

7.In what year did the Cherokee Nation adopt a written constitution?

A.1827
B.1492
C.1950

8.Which writing system helped the Cherokee Nation print its laws and a newspaper?

A.Morse code
B.Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary
C.Egyptian hieroglyphs

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

Answer key — How Native Nations Governed