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
Morrill Act, 1862
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

A.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
B.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
C.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

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

Indian Removal Act, 1830
Homestead Act, 1862
Yellowstone Act, 1872
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924

A.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
B.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
C.Created the first national park
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 3. 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. Morrill Act, 1862 — B (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 3. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 4. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — C (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery)
2.1. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — A (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 2. Homestead Act, 1862 — D (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 3. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park) 4. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — B (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens)

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