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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.
  • Dentalium shells
  • Flint for tools
  • Turquoise
  • Pipestone
  • A.Mines in what is now New Mexico
  • B.Quarries such as Flint Ridge in Ohio
  • C.The Pacific coast near Vancouver Island
  • D.A quarry in what is now Minnesota
2.Before horses arrived, how did most trade goods travel?
  • A.On foot and by canoe along rivers
  • B.By truck
  • C.By steamship
3.The Hopewell people of the Ohio Valley traded over huge distances. Which shows this?
  • A.They built the first railroad
  • B.They left no objects at all
  • C.Copper, shells and obsidian from far-off places were found at their sites
4.What does it mean to specialize?
  • A.To make everything yourself
  • B.To stop trading
  • C.To make what you are best placed to make and trade for the rest
5.What did many coastal peoples specialize in making to trade?
  • A.Glass windows
  • B.Shell beads
  • C.Iron tools
6.Why did nations trade goods with peoples far away?
  • A.Every region had exactly the same resources
  • B.Trade was required by a king
  • C.Each region had resources that others did not
7.Why did the Mississippi River and its branches help trade?
  • A.The river was frozen all year
  • B.Roads ran under the river
  • C.Canoes could carry goods long distances on the water

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Answer key — Trading Across a Continent

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Dentalium shells — C (The Pacific coast near Vancouver Island) 2. Flint for tools — B (Quarries such as Flint Ridge in Ohio) 3. Turquoise — A (Mines in what is now New Mexico) 4. Pipestone — D (A quarry in what is now Minnesota)
  2. 2.On foot and by canoe along rivers
  3. 3.Copper, shells and obsidian from far-off places were found at their sites
  4. 4.To make what you are best placed to make and trade for the rest
  5. 5.Shell beads
  6. 6.Each region had resources that others did not
  7. 7.Canoes could carry goods long distances on the water

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