Laws and Treaties That Changed the West is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how federal laws and treaties changed the West and its peoples, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.12.3-5. It prints 2 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each law or treaty to what it did.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Yellowstone Act, 1872
A.Created the first national park
B.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
C.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
D.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Morrill Act, 1862
Pacific Railway Act, 1862
A.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
B.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
C.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
D.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — B (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 2. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — C (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — D (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — A (Created the first national park)
2.1. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — B (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 2. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — A (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 3. Morrill Act, 1862 — D (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 4. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — C (Helped pay for a railroad across the country)
Questions about Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
What does the Laws and Treaties That Changed the West worksheet cover?
It practices how federal laws and treaties changed the West and its peoples — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.12.3-5: Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each law or treaty to what it did”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Laws and Treaties That Changed the West practice?
D2.Civ.12.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how rules and laws change society and how people change rules and laws.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Laws and Treaties That Changed the West is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.12.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Laws and Treaties That Changed the West come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Laws and Treaties That Changed the West can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Laws and Treaties That Changed the West free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Laws and Treaties That Changed the West, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
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