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.

Yellowstone Act, 1872
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924

A.Created the first national park
B.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
C.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
D.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens

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

Pacific Railway Act, 1862
Homestead Act, 1862
Dawes Act, 1887
Indian Removal Act, 1830

A.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
B.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
C.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
D.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — A (Created the first national park) 2. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — C (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 3. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — B (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 4. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — D (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens)
2.1. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — C (Helped pay for a railroad across the country) 2. Homestead Act, 1862 — A (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — D (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — B (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west)

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