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Trading Across a Continent is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on trade networks among Native nations before 1492, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.4.3-5. It prints 7 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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Trading Across a Continent

D2.Eco.4.3-5

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Draw a line from each trade good to where it came from. Then choose the best answers.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Pipestone
  • Turquoise
  • Dentalium shells
  • Copper
  • A.A quarry in what is now Minnesota
  • B.The Lake Superior region
  • C.The Pacific coast near Vancouver Island
  • D.Mines in what is now New Mexico
2.At trading gatherings on the Columbia River, what was one important good?
  • A.Gold coins
  • B.Cotton cloth from England
  • C.Dried salmon
3.Before horses arrived, how did most trade goods travel?
  • A.On foot and by canoe along rivers
  • B.By truck
  • C.By steamship
4.The Hopewell people of the Ohio Valley traded over huge distances. Which shows this?
  • A.They left no objects at all
  • B.Copper, shells and obsidian from far-off places were found at their sites
  • C.They built the first railroad
5.What did many coastal peoples specialize in making to trade?
  • A.Iron tools
  • B.Glass windows
  • C.Shell beads
6.Why was obsidian valuable far from where it was found?
  • A.It glowed in the dark
  • B.It was rare there and made very sharp tools
  • C.It was soft enough to eat
7.What was Plains Indian Sign Language used for?
  • A.Writing laws on paper
  • B.Sending messages by telegraph
  • C.Talking with people of other nations who spoke different languages

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Answer key — Trading Across a Continent

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Pipestone — A (A quarry in what is now Minnesota) 2. Turquoise — D (Mines in what is now New Mexico) 3. Dentalium shells — C (The Pacific coast near Vancouver Island) 4. Copper — B (The Lake Superior region)
  2. 2.Dried salmon
  3. 3.On foot and by canoe along rivers
  4. 4.Copper, shells and obsidian from far-off places were found at their sites
  5. 5.Shell beads
  6. 6.It was rare there and made very sharp tools
  7. 7.Talking with people of other nations who spoke different languages

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.