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.
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Pacific Railway Act, 1862
Dawes Act, 1887
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
A.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
B.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
C.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Morrill Act, 1862
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
A.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
B.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
C.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
D.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 2. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — C (Helped pay for a railroad across the country) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — A (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — B (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States)
2.1. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — A (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 2. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — D (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 3. Morrill Act, 1862 — C (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 4. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — B (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.