The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. A timeline is divided into sections, one section per century. In which section does the year 1776 belong?

English colonists founded Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620. How many years passed between the founding of Jamestown and the founding of Plymouth?

Place these events in order: the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutional Convention. Which one happened first?

Place these periods and events in order: the Louisiana Purchase, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Which one came first?

A timeline is divided into ten-year sections. In which section do both the Boston Massacre (1770) and the Boston Tea Party (1773) fall?

A timeline runs from 1600 at the left end to 1900 at the right end. Which event is placed farthest to the left?

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded in 1607. Which century does the year 1607 belong to?

The Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865. How many years did the war last from its beginning to its end?

The Erie Canal opened in 1825 and the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. How many years apart were these two transportation milestones?

Place these voyages in order: Christopher Columbus's first crossing of the Atlantic, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to sail around the world, Henry Hudson's river voyage, and Samuel de Champlain's founding of Quebec. Which came first?

The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, and the Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. Which event happened between those two dates?

The Articles of Confederation were the country's first plan of government. Delegates met in 1787 to replace it. Which document became the new plan of government?

A timeline of United States history lists long periods in order. Which period came immediately after the Civil War ended in 1865?

The Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863. The March on Washington took place in 1963. How many years separate these two events?

The Constitutional Convention met before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

In 1783 the United States stretched from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. By 1804 its land had roughly doubled. Which event caused that change?

Place these events in order: the amendment giving women the right to vote, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the March on Washington. Which one came first?

Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955 after refusing to give up her bus seat. Which decade does that event belong to?

Order these English colonial settlements by when they were founded: Jamestown, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Which one was founded last?

Virginia's House of Burgesses, first elected in 1619, and the United States Congress created by the Constitution in 1787 both let elected representatives make laws. Keeping representative government going from 1619 to 1787 is an example of which idea?