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 Removal Act, 1830
Morrill Act, 1862
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Pacific Railway Act, 1862

A.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
B.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
C.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
D.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States

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

Oregon Treaty, 1846
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
Yellowstone Act, 1872

A.Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery
B.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
C.Created the first national park
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — B (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 2. Morrill Act, 1862 — C (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering) 3. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — D (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 4. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — A (Helped pay for a railroad across the country)
2.1. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854 — A (Let settlers in two territories vote on whether to allow slavery) 3. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — B (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 4. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — C (Created the first national park)

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