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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

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Draw a line from each law or treaty to what it did.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Yellowstone Act, 1872
  • Dawes Act, 1887
  • Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
  • Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
  • A.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
  • B.Created the first national park
  • C.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
  • D.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Indian Removal Act, 1830
  • Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
  • Oregon Treaty, 1846
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
  • A.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
  • B.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
  • C.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
  • D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

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  1. 1.1. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — B (Created the first national park) 2. Dawes Act, 1887 — C (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 3. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — D (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 4. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — A (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation)
  2. 2.1. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — B (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 2. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — C (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 4. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — A (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery)

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