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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.What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow the president to do?
  • A.Give Native nations seats in Congress
  • B.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
  • C.Pay for new schools on Native lands in the East
2.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
3.What did government boarding schools of the late 1800s try to make Native children do?
  • A.Give up their own languages and ways of life
  • B.Speak only their own languages
  • C.Learn their nation's history from their elders
4.In 1877 Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce on a long retreat. Where were they trying to go?
  • A.To Washington, D.C., to join the army
  • B.To Mexico, to look for gold
  • C.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
5.How do many Native nations govern themselves today?
  • A.As colonies ruled by Britain
  • B.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  • C.They do not govern themselves at all
6.What did Sequoyah create in 1821?
  • A.A treaty giving away Cherokee land
  • B.A writing system for the Cherokee language
  • C.The first railroad in Georgia
7.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
8.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
  • A.About 400,000
  • B.About 4,000
  • C.About 40

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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