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