5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8
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.
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 5.4.18.2 · putting the events from 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 Minnesota
In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 6 of 8 in 5th grade Social Studies, after Building a Government and before Explorers & Encounters.
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.
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
In what year did this happen? The Bill of Rights is ratified
- 1791
- 1492
- 1780
- 1783
1791
Hint: The Bill of Rights is ratified: 1791.
Question 2
Which of these happened first?
- The British surrender at Yorktown
- The Boston Massacre
- The English found Jamestown
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
The English found Jamestown
Hint: Put them in order: The English found Jamestown (1607), The Boston Massacre (1770), Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), The British surrender at Yorktown (1781).
Question 3
In what year did this happen? The Declaration of Independence
- 1793
- 1565
- 1791
- 1776
1776
Hint: The Declaration of Independence: 1776.
Question 4
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The Stamp Act
- The Declaration of Independence
- The English found Jamestown
- The British surrender at Yorktown
The English found Jamestown → The Stamp Act → The Declaration of Independence → The British surrender at Yorktown
Hint: In order: The English found Jamestown (1607), The Stamp Act (1765), The Declaration of Independence (1776), The British surrender at Yorktown (1781).
Question 5
Which of these happened first?
- The English found Jamestown
- The French and Indian War ends
- Spain founds St. Augustine
- Vermont bans adult slavery
Spain founds St. Augustine
Hint: Put them in order: Spain founds St. Augustine (1565), The English found Jamestown (1607), The French and Indian War ends (1763), Vermont bans adult slavery (1777).
Question 6
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia
- The French and Indian War ends
- Columbus reaches the Caribbean
- The Stono Rebellion
Columbus reaches the Caribbean → Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia → The Stono Rebellion → The French and Indian War ends
Hint: In order: Columbus reaches the Caribbean (1492), Enslaved Africans are brought to Virginia (1619), The Stono Rebellion (1739), The French and Indian War ends (1763).