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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.

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Native Nations and the Growing Nation

D2.His.4.3-5

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1.How do many Native nations govern themselves today?
  • A.They do not govern themselves at all
  • B.As colonies ruled by Britain
  • C.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
2.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 Mexico, to look for gold
  • C.To Washington, D.C., to join the army
3.What did government boarding schools of the late 1800s try to make Native children do?
  • A.Speak only their own languages
  • B.Give up their own languages and ways of life
  • C.Learn their nation's history from their elders
4.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
  • A.About 4,000
  • B.About 40
  • C.About 400,000
5.What did Sequoyah create in 1821?
  • A.A treaty giving away Cherokee land
  • B.The first railroad in Georgia
  • C.A writing system for the Cherokee language
6.Sitting Bull was a Lakota leader. What did he resist?
  • A.Building schools for Lakota children
  • B.Trading horses with other nations
  • C.Being forced onto reservations and losing the Black Hills
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.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

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

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  1. 1.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  2. 2.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
  3. 3.Give up their own languages and ways of life
  4. 4.About 4,000
  5. 5.A writing system for the Cherokee language
  6. 6.Being forced onto reservations and losing the Black Hills
  7. 7.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
  8. 8.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter

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