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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

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Choose the best answer.

1.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
2.What did the Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy join together?
  • A.The thirteen colonies
  • B.Five European countries
  • C.Many towns, each with its own council
3.How is each Pueblo village in New Mexico governed?
  • A.By the Haudenosaunee Grand Council
  • B.By its own leaders, as a separate community
  • C.By one emperor over all the Pueblos
4.In what year did the Cherokee Nation adopt a written constitution?
  • A.1492
  • B.1827
  • C.1950
5.Which is true of Native nations in the United States today?
  • A.They have no leaders
  • B.Many have their own governments, laws and courts
  • C.None of them still exist
6.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
7.Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in 1722 as the sixth nation?
  • A.The Tuscarora
  • B.The Lakota
  • C.The Hopi
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

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  1. 1.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
  2. 2.Many towns, each with its own council
  3. 3.By its own leaders, as a separate community
  4. 4.1827
  5. 5.Many have their own governments, laws and courts
  6. 6.To end the wars among them and keep peace
  7. 7.The Tuscarora
  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.