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How the Nation Gained Its Land is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how each territory became part of the United States, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.5.3-5. It prints 6 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 the Nation Gained Its Land

D2.Geo.5.3-5

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Match each territory to how it was gained, then answer the questions.

1.Draw a line from each territory to how it was gained.
  • Alaska, 1867
  • Hawaii, 1898
  • Texas, 1845
  • The Louisiana Territory, 1803
  • A.Bought from France for fifteen million dollars
  • B.Annexed after American businessmen overthrew its queen
  • C.Annexed after nine years as an independent republic
  • D.Bought from Russia
2.Many people at first called the purchase of Alaska a mistake. What was later found there?
  • A.Gold, and much later oil
  • B.Tobacco fields
  • C.Cotton plantations
3.Which Native peoples lived in Alaska when it was bought?
  • A.Only the Cherokee
  • B.Many, including the Tlingit, Yupik and Inupiat
  • C.None, because it was empty
4.The Louisiana Purchase roughly doubled the size of the country. Who was president?
  • A.Abraham Lincoln
  • B.George Washington
  • C.Thomas Jefferson
5.France sold Louisiana in 1803. Did the Native nations living there agree to the sale?
  • A.Yes; they signed the treaty in Paris
  • B.Yes; they were paid by France
  • C.No; they were not part of the deal
6.What did the overthrow of Hawaii's queen in 1893 take from Native Hawaiians?
  • A.Their own independent government
  • B.A seat in the British Parliament
  • C.A war debt to France

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Answer key — How the Nation Gained Its Land

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  1. 1.1. Alaska, 1867 — D (Bought from Russia) 2. Hawaii, 1898 — B (Annexed after American businessmen overthrew its queen) 3. Texas, 1845 — C (Annexed after nine years as an independent republic) 4. The Louisiana Territory, 1803 — A (Bought from France for fifteen million dollars)
  2. 2.Gold, and much later oil
  3. 3.Many, including the Tlingit, Yupik and Inupiat
  4. 4.Thomas Jefferson
  5. 5.No; they were not part of the deal
  6. 6.Their own independent government

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