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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.
  • Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
  • Morrill Act, 1862
  • Dawes Act, 1887
  • Yellowstone Act, 1872
  • A.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
  • B.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
  • C.Created the first national park
  • D.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
  • Indian Removal Act, 1830
  • Pacific Railway Act, 1862
  • A.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
  • B.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
  • C.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
  • D.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — A (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 2. Morrill Act, 1862 — B (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — D (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park)
  2. 2.1. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — A (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — B (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 3. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — D (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 4. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — C (Helped pay for a railroad across the country)

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