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.

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Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

D2.Civ.12.3-5

NameDate

Draw a line from each law or treaty to what it did.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.

Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Dawes Act, 1887
Indian Removal Act, 1830

A.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
B.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
C.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
D.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers

2.Draw a line from each one to its match.

Homestead Act, 1862
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Yellowstone Act, 1872

A.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
B.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
C.Created the first national park
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — B (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — A (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — D (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — C (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west)
2.1. Homestead Act, 1862 — A (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 2. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — B (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.