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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 10

New York Through Time

Put New York's history in order

What your child practices

Ordering events in New York's history, from Hudson's voyage and New Netherland to the Revolution, the Erie Canal, Seneca Falls, Ellis Island and the 1900s.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 4.3; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7 · putting New York's history in order, from the colonial period to the growth of the state and immigration

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A timeline puts events in order, earliest first.
  2. Hudson’s voyage (1609) and Fort Orange (1624) came first, then the Revolution and the Erie Canal (1825).
  3. Seneca Falls (1848) and Ellis Island (1892) came later.

Example: Which came first: the Erie Canal opens, or Henry Hudson sails up the river? Hudson sailed in 1609. The canal opened in 1825. Answer: Henry Hudson sails up the river

New York Through Time in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 10 of 10 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Coming to New York.

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.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Put these events in order, earliest first.

    • The Declaration of Independence is signed
    • The Brooklyn Bridge opens
    • Women in New York State win the right to vote
    • The Statue of Liberty is dedicated

  2. Question 2

    Put these events in order, earliest first.

    • Robert Fulton's steamboat travels up the Hudson
    • Samuel Morse sends a long-distance telegraph message
    • The Brooklyn Bridge opens
    • Ellis Island opens

  3. Question 3

    Which of these happened first?

    • Slavery ends in New York State
    • Women in New York State win the right to vote
    • The Seneca Falls Convention meets
    • The Brooklyn Bridge opens

  4. Question 4

    Which of these happened last?

    • The first railroad in New York opens
    • The Seneca Falls Convention meets
    • Albany becomes the state capital
    • Women in New York State win the right to vote

  5. Question 5

    Which of these happened first?

    • Women in New York State win the right to vote
    • Ellis Island closes
    • The Seneca Falls Convention meets
    • The Civil War begins

  6. Question 6

    In what year did this happen? The Statue of Liberty is dedicated

    • 1848
    • 1609
    • 1886
    • 1624

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