Laws That Changed a Childhood is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how laws change society and people change laws, aligned to Common Core standard 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 pupils 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 That Changed a Childhood
D2.Civ.12.3-5
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Draw a line from each law to what it changed.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Campaigners pressed for the attendance law
School attendance was made law
The census was made compulsory
Unions were made lawful
A.Children left the mills for the classroom
B.People changed a law that then changed childhood
C.Hands could act together without prosecution
D.Migration could be measured for the first time
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Harbour law required published dues
Public health law required an officer
Factory hours were limited by law
The union pressed for a wages board
A.The working day shortened across the region
B.People tried to change how pay was set
C.Shippers could compare charges and object
D.Death rates were counted and published
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Answer key — Laws That Changed a Childhood
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Campaigners pressed for the attendance law — B (People changed a law that then changed childhood) 2. School attendance was made law — A (Children left the mills for the classroom) 3. The census was made compulsory — D (Migration could be measured for the first time) 4. Unions were made lawful — C (Hands could act together without prosecution)
2.1. Harbour law required published dues — C (Shippers could compare charges and object) 2. Public health law required an officer — D (Death rates were counted and published) 3. Factory hours were limited by law — A (The working day shortened across the region) 4. The union pressed for a wages board — B (People tried to change how pay was set)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws.