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.

Morrill Act, 1862
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Pacific Railway Act, 1862
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

A.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
B.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
C.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
D.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering

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

Yellowstone Act, 1872
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Oregon Treaty, 1846

A.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
B.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
C.Created the first national park
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Morrill Act, 1862 — D (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 2. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — C (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — B (Helped pay for a railroad across the country) 4. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — A (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery)
2.1. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — A (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — B (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 4. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain)

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