7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 18 of 18
Timeline 1609–1865
From Hudson's voyage to Appomattox
What your child practices
Putting events from the Dutch colony through the Revolution, the early republic and the Civil War in order, with New York's events along the way.
New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7; 7.8 · the order of events in US and New York history from colonization to the end of the Civil War
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Order events by year: the smaller year came first.
- Anchors: Hudson’s voyage 1609, Albany Plan 1754, Declaration 1776, Erie Canal 1825, Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854, Lincoln elected 1860, Fort Sumter 1861.
- Colonies come before the Revolution, which comes before the Civil War.
Example: Which happened last: Lincoln is elected president or the Kansas-Nebraska Act? The Kansas-Nebraska Act was 1854. Lincoln was elected in 1860. 1860 is later. Answer: Lincoln is elected president
Timeline 1609–1865 in New York
In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 18 of 18 in 7th grade Social Studies, after The Civil War.
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
Which of these happened last?
- The Albany Plan of Union
- The War of 1812 begins
- The Erie Canal opens
- The Declaration of Independence
The Erie Canal opens
Hint: Put them in order: The Albany Plan of Union (1754), The Declaration of Independence (1776), The War of 1812 begins (1812), The Erie Canal opens (1825).
Question 2
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The Battles of Saratoga
- The Seneca Falls Convention
- Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River
- The Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City
Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River → The Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City → The Battles of Saratoga → The Seneca Falls Convention
Hint: In order: Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River (1609), The Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City (1765), The Battles of Saratoga (1777), The Seneca Falls Convention (1848).
Question 3
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The War of 1812 begins
- Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River
- The Indian Removal Act
- The Declaration of Independence
Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River → The Declaration of Independence → The War of 1812 begins → The Indian Removal Act
Hint: In order: Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River (1609), The Declaration of Independence (1776), The War of 1812 begins (1812), The Indian Removal Act (1830).
Question 4
Which of these happened first?
- The Missouri Compromise
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- The English take New Netherland and rename it New York
- The Civil War ends at Appomattox
The English take New Netherland and rename it New York
Hint: Put them in order: The English take New Netherland and rename it New York (1664), The Missouri Compromise (1820), The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), The Civil War ends at Appomattox (1865).
Question 5
Which of these happened last?
- The War of 1812 begins
- John Peter Zenger's trial for freedom of the press
- The Erie Canal opens
- The Missouri Compromise
The Erie Canal opens
Hint: Put them in order: John Peter Zenger's trial for freedom of the press (1735), The War of 1812 begins (1812), The Missouri Compromise (1820), The Erie Canal opens (1825).
Question 6
Which of these happened last?
- The War of 1812 begins
- The Battles of Saratoga
- The Missouri Compromise
- The English take New Netherland and rename it New York
The Missouri Compromise
Hint: Put them in order: The English take New Netherland and rename it New York (1664), The Battles of Saratoga (1777), The War of 1812 begins (1812), The Missouri Compromise (1820).