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 Removal Act, 1830
Homestead Act, 1862
Morrill Act, 1862
Dawes Act, 1887
A.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
B.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
C.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
D.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
A.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
B.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
C.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — C (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 2. Homestead Act, 1862 — B (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 3. Morrill Act, 1862 — D (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 4. Dawes Act, 1887 — A (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers)
2.1. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — C (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — A (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 4. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — B (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.