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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 is a reservation?
  • A.A ticket for a seat on a train
  • B.Land set aside for a Native nation by treaty or law
  • C.A fort for the US Army
2.What did President Andrew Jackson do after the Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee in 1832?
  • A.He gave the Cherokee more land in Georgia
  • B.He resigned from office
  • C.He refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
3.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 Washington, D.C., to join the army
  • C.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
4.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
5.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.Give Native nations seats in Congress
  • C.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
6.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
7.How do many Native nations govern themselves today?
  • A.They do not govern themselves at all
  • B.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  • C.As colonies ruled by Britain
8.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
  • A.About 400,000
  • B.About 40
  • C.About 4,000

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

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  1. 1.Land set aside for a Native nation by treaty or law
  2. 2.He refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
  3. 3.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
  4. 4.A writing system for the Cherokee language
  5. 5.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
  6. 6.They fought the US Army for years in the Seminole Wars
  7. 7.As nations with their own governments, laws and courts
  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.