Native Nations and the Growing Nation is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how Native nations experienced US expansion, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.4.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A.Made Native Americans born in the United States citizens
B.Ended every treaty with Native nations
C.Moved all Native nations to Oklahoma
2.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
A.About 4,000
B.About 40
C.About 400,000
3.In 1877 Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce on a long retreat. Where were they trying to go?
A.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
B.To Washington, D.C., to join the army
C.To Mexico, to look for gold
4.What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow the president to do?
A.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
B.Pay for new schools on Native lands in the East
C.Give Native nations seats in Congress
5.What was the Trail of Tears?
A.The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
B.A road the Cherokee built to sell crops
C.A trail for wagons going to Oregon
6.Why was the destruction of the buffalo herds a disaster for Plains nations?
A.Buffalo were their main crop
B.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
C.They used buffalo only for racing
7.How did many Seminole people respond to removal from Florida?
A.They moved to Canada
B.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
C.They joined the Confederacy
8.What did Sequoyah create in 1821?
A.A writing system for the Cherokee language
B.The first railroad in Georgia
C.A treaty giving away Cherokee land
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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Made Native Americans born in the United States citizens
2.About 4,000
3.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
4.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
5.The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
6.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
7.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
8.A writing system for the Cherokee language
Questions about Native Nations and the Growing Nation
What does the Native Nations and the Growing Nation worksheet cover?
It practices how Native nations experienced US expansion — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.4.3-5: Explain why people living at the same time saw things differently. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Native Nations and the Growing Nation practice?
D2.His.4.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Native Nations and the Growing Nation is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.4.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Native Nations and the Growing Nation come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Native Nations and the Growing Nation can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Native Nations and the Growing Nation free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Native Nations and the Growing Nation, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.4.3-5
Explain why people living at the same time saw things differently.