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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 Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy join together?
  • A.Five European countries
  • B.The thirteen colonies
  • C.Many towns, each with its own council
3.The Haudenosaunee Confederacy first joined how many nations?
  • A.Two: the Cherokee and the Navajo
  • B.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
  • C.Fifty, one for each state
4.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
5.Which writing system helped the Cherokee Nation print its laws and a newspaper?
  • A.Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • B.Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary
  • C.Morse code
6.How is each Pueblo village in New Mexico governed?
  • A.By the Haudenosaunee Grand Council
  • B.By one emperor over all the Pueblos
  • C.By its own leaders, as a separate community
7.Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in 1722 as the sixth nation?
  • A.The Hopi
  • B.The Tuscarora
  • C.The Lakota
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. 1.1827
  2. 2.Many towns, each with its own council
  3. 3.Five: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
  4. 4.Many have their own governments, laws and courts
  5. 5.Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary
  6. 6.By its own leaders, as a separate community
  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.