8th grade · Social Studies · Unit 15 of 15
Timeline 1865–2001
From Reconstruction to September 11
What your child practices
Putting events from Reconstruction, the growth of New York City, two world wars, the Cold War and the civil rights movement in order.
New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 8.1; 8.2; 8.4; 8.6; 8.7; 8.9 · the order of events in US and New York history from Reconstruction to the present
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Anchor dates: 14th Amendment 1868, 15th Amendment 1870, Ellis Island opens 1892, first NYC subway 1904.
- Germany invades Poland 1939, Sputnik 1957, Voting Rights Act and Medicare 1965, moon landing 1969.
- The Soviet Union breaks up in 1991, and the September 11 attacks are in 2001. Compare years to put events in order.
Example: Which came first: Sputnik’s launch or the first moon landing? Sputnik: 1957. Moon landing: 1969. 1957 is earlier. Answer: Sputnik’s launch
Timeline 1865–2001 in New York
In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 15 of 15 in 8th grade Social Studies, after The Great Society & Beyond.
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?
- Ellis Island opens
- The first moon landing
- New York City's first subway opens
- The Spanish-American War
The first moon landing
Hint: Put them in order: Ellis Island opens (1892), The Spanish-American War (1898), New York City's first subway opens (1904), The first moon landing (1969).
Question 2
Which of these happened first?
- NATO is formed
- The Statue of Liberty is dedicated
- The Civil Rights Act
- Sputnik is launched
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated
Hint: Put them in order: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated (1886), NATO is formed (1949), Sputnik is launched (1957), The Civil Rights Act (1964).
Question 3
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The 19th Amendment is ratified
- The Spanish-American War
- Reconstruction ends
- The stock market crashes
Reconstruction ends → The Spanish-American War → The 19th Amendment is ratified → The stock market crashes
Hint: In order: Reconstruction ends (1877), The Spanish-American War (1898), The 19th Amendment is ratified (1920), The stock market crashes (1929).
Question 4
In what year did this happen? World War I begins in Europe
- 1896
- 1914
- 1964
- 1865
1914
Hint: World War I begins in Europe: 1914.
Question 5
Which of these happened first?
- The Civil Rights Act
- New York City's first subway opens
- World War I begins in Europe
- Sputnik is launched
New York City's first subway opens
Hint: Put them in order: New York City's first subway opens (1904), World War I begins in Europe (1914), Sputnik is launched (1957), The Civil Rights Act (1964).
Question 6
Which of these happened last?
- The New Deal begins
- World War I begins in Europe
- Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
- The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act
Hint: Put them in order: World War I begins in Europe (1914), The New Deal begins (1933), Japan attacks Pearl Harbor (1941), The Civil Rights Act (1964).