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.

Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Homestead Act, 1862
Yellowstone Act, 1872

A.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
B.Created the first national park
C.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
D.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery

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

Dawes Act, 1887
Morrill Act, 1862
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Pacific Railway Act, 1862

A.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
B.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
C.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain
D.Helped pay for a railroad across the country

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — A (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — D (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 3. Homestead Act, 1862 — C (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — B (Created the first national park)
2.1. Dawes Act, 1887 — B (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 2. Morrill Act, 1862 — A (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 3. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — C (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 4. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — D (Helped pay for a railroad across the country)

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