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.
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Dawes Act, 1887
Homestead Act, 1862
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.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
D.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Yellowstone Act, 1872
A.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
B.Created the first national park
C.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
D.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — B (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — D (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — C (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Homestead Act, 1862 — A (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years)
2.1. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — D (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — A (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — C (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — B (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.