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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

NameDate

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

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Indian Citizenship Act, 1924
  • Homestead Act, 1862
  • Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
  • Oregon Treaty, 1846
  • A.Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years
  • B.Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation
  • C.Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens
  • D.Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
  • Yellowstone Act, 1872
  • Indian Removal Act, 1830
  • Morrill Act, 1862
  • A.Created the first national park
  • 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

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Answer key — Laws and Treaties That Changed the West

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Indian Citizenship Act, 1924 — C (Made all Native Americans born in the US citizens) 2. Homestead Act, 1862 — A (Offered 160 acres of western land to settlers who farmed it for five years) 3. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868 — B (Promised the Black Hills to the Lakota as part of their reservation) 4. Oregon Treaty, 1846 — D (Divided the Oregon Country between the United States and Britain)
  2. 2.1. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 — D (Stopped Chinese workers from coming to the United States) 2. Yellowstone Act, 1872 — A (Created the first national park) 3. Indian Removal Act, 1830 — B (Led to the forced removal of Southeast nations, such as the Cherokee, to the west) 4. Morrill Act, 1862 — C (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.