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Grade 4 · Social studies

Order events in the U.S. founding era

Use a supplied dated timeline to order founding-era events without confusing declaration, war and constitutional government.

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Worked example

Timeline: Declaration of Independence, 1776; Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, 1783; Constitution signed, 1787; new federal government begins, 1789. Which year comes first?

Answer & why

Answer: 1776

1776 is the earliest of the four listed years.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Timeline: Declaration, 1776; Treaty of Paris, 1783; Constitution signed, 1787; new federal government begins, 1789. Which year comes last?

  1. 1776
  2. 1787
  3. 1789
  4. 1783
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1789

1789 is the latest listed year.

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Question 2

Timeline: Declaration of Independence, 1776; Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, 1783; Constitution signed, 1787; new federal government begins, 1789. Which year marks the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War?

  1. 1789
  2. 1787
  3. 1776
  4. 1783
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1783

The timeline identifies 1783 as the treaty year.

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Question 3

The timeline places the Declaration in 1776 and the Constitution’s signing in 1787. Which year is earlier?

  1. 1787
  2. 1789
  3. 1776
  4. 1783
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1776

1776 precedes 1787 by 11 years.

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Question 4

The timeline places the Constitution’s signing in 1787 and the new government’s beginning in 1789. Which year is later?

  1. 1787
  2. 1776
  3. 1789
  4. 1783
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1789

1789 follows 1787.

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Question 5

Timeline: Declaration of Independence, 1776; Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, 1783; Constitution signed, 1787; new federal government begins, 1789. Which year comes first?

  1. 1789
  2. 1776
  3. 1783
  4. 1787
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1776

1776 is the earliest of the four listed years.

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Question 6

Timeline: Declaration of Independence, 1776; Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, 1783; Constitution signed, 1787; new federal government begins, 1789. In which year was the Constitution signed?

  1. 1776
  2. 1789
  3. 1787
  4. 1783
A hint

Read the event and its date as a pair.

Answer & why

Answer: 1787

The supplied timeline pairs the Constitution’s signing with 1787.

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