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
The union pressed for a wages board
Unions were made lawful
School attendance was made law
A.Hands could act together without prosecution
B.People changed a law that then changed childhood
C.People tried to change how pay was set
D.Children left the mills for the classroom
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Factory hours were limited by law
Public health law required an officer
Harbour law required published dues
The census was made compulsory
A.Migration could be measured for the first time
B.Shippers could compare charges and object
C.Death rates were counted and published
D.The working day shortened across the region
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Answer key — Laws That Changed a Childhood
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Campaigners pressed for the attendance law — B (People changed a law that then changed childhood) 2. The union pressed for a wages board — C (People tried to change how pay was set) 3. Unions were made lawful — A (Hands could act together without prosecution) 4. School attendance was made law — D (Children left the mills for the classroom)
2.1. Factory hours were limited by law — D (The working day shortened across the region) 2. Public health law required an officer — C (Death rates were counted and published) 3. Harbour law required published dues — B (Shippers could compare charges and object) 4. The census was made compulsory — A (Migration could be measured for the first time)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws.