5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 6
Colonies to Constitution
Put 1492 to 1793 in order
What your child practices
Ordering events from Columbus to the Bill of Rights, including slavery and resistance, to see causes and effects over time.
Alaska content standards learning standard: SS.5.1.23.1 · putting the events from the founding of the colonies to the Constitution in order
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Find each event's year, then put the smallest year first.
- Anchor dates: Columbus 1492, St. Augustine 1565, Jamestown 1607, Declaration 1776, Constitution 1787.
- Causes come before effects: the Stamp Act came before the war.
Example: Which happened first: the Stamp Act or the Battles of Lexington and Concord? The Stamp Act was in 1765. Lexington and Concord were in 1775. Answer: the Stamp Act
Colonies to Constitution in Alaska
In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 6 of 6 in 5th grade Social Studies, after Building a Government.
Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.
- 5th grade guide for Alaska parents
- Printable 5th grade Social Studies sheet
- Alaska report cards explained
Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which of these happened last?
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Spain founds St. Augustine
- The Declaration of Independence
- William Penn founds Pennsylvania
The Declaration of Independence
Hint: Put them in order: Spain founds St. Augustine (1565), William Penn founds Pennsylvania (1681), Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), The Declaration of Independence (1776).
Question 2
Which of these happened first?
- Pennsylvania's gradual abolition law
- The British surrender at Yorktown
- Vermont bans adult slavery
- The Pilgrims land at Plymouth
The Pilgrims land at Plymouth
Hint: Put them in order: The Pilgrims land at Plymouth (1620), Vermont bans adult slavery (1777), Pennsylvania's gradual abolition law (1780), The British surrender at Yorktown (1781).
Question 3
In what year did this happen? The cotton gin is invented
- 1763
- 1793
- 1780
- 1789
1793
Hint: The cotton gin is invented: 1793.
Question 4
Which of these happened first?
- Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia
- The Stono Rebellion
- The Stamp Act
- The Boston Tea Party
Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia
Hint: Put them in order: Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia (1619), The Stono Rebellion (1739), The Stamp Act (1765), The Boston Tea Party (1773).
Question 5
Which of these happened first?
- Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia
- Spain founds St. Augustine
- The Stamp Act
- The Pueblo Revolt
Spain founds St. Augustine
Hint: Put them in order: Spain founds St. Augustine (1565), Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia (1619), The Pueblo Revolt (1680), The Stamp Act (1765).
Question 6
Which of these happened first?
- George Washington becomes President
- Georgia is founded
- The Bill of Rights is ratified
- The Stamp Act
Georgia is founded
Hint: Put them in order: Georgia is founded (1732), The Stamp Act (1765), George Washington becomes President (1789), The Bill of Rights is ratified (1791).