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.

Pacific Railway Act, 1862
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Dawes Act, 1887
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

A.Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west
B.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
C.Helped pay for a railroad across the country
D.Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers

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

Yellowstone Act, 1872
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Oregon Treaty, 1846
Morrill Act, 1862

A.Created the first national park
B.Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering
C.Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States
D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Pacific Railway Act, 1862 — C (Helped pay for a railroad across the country) 2. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — A (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 3. Dawes Act, 1887 — D (Broke reservations into family plots and opened the rest to settlers) 4. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — B (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation)
2.1. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — A (Created the first national park) 2. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — C (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 3. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain) 4. Morrill Act, 1862 — B (Gave land to states to start colleges of farming and engineering)

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