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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 Citizenship Act of 1924 do?
  • A.Ended every treaty with Native nations
  • B.Made Native Americans born in the United States citizens
  • C.Moved all Native nations to Oklahoma
2.What did Sequoyah create in 1821?
  • A.A writing system for the Cherokee language
  • B.A treaty giving away Cherokee land
  • C.The first railroad in Georgia
3.How did many Seminole people respond to removal from Florida?
  • A.They joined the Confederacy
  • B.They moved to Canada
  • C.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
4.Why was the destruction of the buffalo herds a disaster for Plains nations?
  • A.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
  • B.They used buffalo only for racing
  • C.Buffalo were their main crop
5.How do many Native nations govern themselves today?
  • A.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  • B.They do not govern themselves at all
  • C.As colonies ruled by Britain
6.What did President Andrew Jackson do after the Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee in 1832?
  • A.He resigned from office
  • B.He refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
  • C.He gave the Cherokee more land in Georgia
7.What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow the president to do?
  • A.Pay for new schools on Native lands in the East
  • B.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
  • C.Give Native nations seats in Congress
8.In 1877 Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce on a long retreat. Where were they trying to go?
  • A.To Mexico, to look for gold
  • B.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
  • C.To Washington, D.C., to join the army

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Made Native Americans born in the United States citizens
  2. 2.A writing system for the Cherokee language
  3. 3.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
  4. 4.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
  5. 5.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  6. 6.He refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
  7. 7.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
  8. 8.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation

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