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.
Public health law required an officer
Factory hours were limited by law
Unions were made lawful
The census was made compulsory
A.Migration could be measured for the first time
B.The working day shortened across the region
C.Death rates were counted and published
D.Hands could act together without prosecution
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The union pressed for a wages board
School attendance was made law
Campaigners pressed for the attendance law
Harbour law required published dues
A.People tried to change how pay was set
B.Children left the mills for the classroom
C.People changed a law that then changed childhood
D.Shippers could compare charges and object
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Answer key — Laws That Changed a Childhood
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Public health law required an officer — C (Death rates were counted and published) 2. Factory hours were limited by law — B (The working day shortened across the region) 3. Unions were made lawful — D (Hands could act together without prosecution) 4. The census was made compulsory — A (Migration could be measured for the first time)
2.1. The union pressed for a wages board — A (People tried to change how pay was set) 2. School attendance was made law — B (Children left the mills for the classroom) 3. Campaigners pressed for the attendance law — C (People changed a law that then changed childhood) 4. Harbour law required published dues — D (Shippers could compare charges and object)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
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