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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 did many Seminole people respond to removal from Florida?
  • A.They joined the Confederacy
  • B.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
  • C.They moved to Canada
2.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
  • A.About 40
  • B.About 400,000
  • C.About 4,000
3.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
4.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
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.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

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  1. 1.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
  2. 2.About 4,000
  3. 3.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
  4. 4.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
  5. 5.The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
  6. 6.Made Native Americans born in the United States citizens
  7. 7.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  8. 8.A writing system for the Cherokee language

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