One Change, Two Ledgers is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. 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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One Change, Two Ledgers
D2.Eco.15.3-5
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Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cheap imported grain lands at the harbour
Cotton grows dear abroad
The harbour deepens and takes larger ships
Piped water is laid in the mill district
A.Mill families gain; ratepayers elsewhere pay for it
B.Mill families eat better; upland farmers lose their market
C.Shippers gain; the smaller neighbouring port loses trade
D.Growers abroad gain; mill hands here face a wage cut
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Steam replaces water power
Assisted passages are offered
Half-time working ends
Freight rates fall across the sea
A.Children gain schooling; poor families lose a wage
B.Emigrants gain; the region loses its young workers
C.Mill owners gain; upland water-mill villages lose work
D.Importers gain; local shipowners earn less per voyage
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.15.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — One Change, Two Ledgers
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cheap imported grain lands at the harbour — B (Mill families eat better; upland farmers lose their market) 2. Cotton grows dear abroad — D (Growers abroad gain; mill hands here face a wage cut) 3. The harbour deepens and takes larger ships — C (Shippers gain; the smaller neighbouring port loses trade) 4. Piped water is laid in the mill district — A (Mill families gain; ratepayers elsewhere pay for it)
2.1. Steam replaces water power — C (Mill owners gain; upland water-mill villages lose work) 2. Assisted passages are offered — B (Emigrants gain; the region loses its young workers) 3. Half-time working ends — A (Children gain schooling; poor families lose a wage) 4. Freight rates fall across the sea — D (Importers gain; local shipowners earn less per voyage)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.
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