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.
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Dawes Act, 1887
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
Indian Removal Act, 1830
A.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
B.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
C.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
D.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Yellowstone Act, 1872
Homestead Act, 1862
A.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
B.Created the first national park
C.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
D.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — A (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 2. Dawes Act, 1887 — D (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 3. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — B (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 4. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — C (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west)
2.1. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — D (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — C (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 3. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — B (Created the first national park) 4. Homestead Act, 1862 — A (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.