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
Morrill Act, 1862
Yellowstone Act, 1872
Oregon Treaty, 1846

A.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
B.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain
C.Created the first national park
D.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens

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

Dawes Act, 1887
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Homestead Act, 1862
Indian Removal Act, 1830

A.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
B.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
C.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
D.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — D (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 2. Morrill Act, 1862 — A (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 3. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park) 4. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — B (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain)
2.1. Dawes Act, 1887 — B (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — C (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Homestead Act, 1862 — D (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 4. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — A (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.