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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.Why was the destruction of the buffalo herds a disaster for Plains nations?
  • A.They used buffalo only for racing
  • B.Buffalo were their main crop
  • C.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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 refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
  • C.He resigned from office
6.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
7.What was the Trail of Tears?
  • A.A road the Cherokee built to sell crops
  • B.A trail for wagons going to Oregon
  • C.The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
8.About how many Cherokee people died during removal?
  • A.About 4,000
  • B.About 400,000
  • C.About 40

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Answer key — Native Nations and the Growing Nation

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  1. 1.They depended on buffalo for food, clothing and shelter
  2. 2.Being forced onto reservations and losing the Black Hills
  3. 3.Make treaties to move Native nations west of the Mississippi
  4. 4.Give up their own languages and ways of life
  5. 5.He refused to back the ruling and pressed ahead with removal
  6. 6.To Canada, to avoid being forced onto a reservation
  7. 7.The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
  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.