3-29 Reading a Time Line

A time line shows you when something took place.  Time lines may be read from left to right just like reading a book.  The oldest date will be first in the time line.  Time lines may also be read from the top down.  Then the oldest date would be at the top of the time line.

Below are some of the important events in U.S. history.  Look at the time line below and answer the questions that follow.

1.  The first event in this time line is in what year?

2.  In 1607, the Colony in Virginia was settled.

3.  What year did the pilgrims land at Plymouth?

4.  How many years passed from the settling of Jamestown, Virginia until the settling of Plymouth, Massachusetts?

5.  The pilgrims celebrated the first in 1621.

6.  What event happened in 1775?

A. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.

B. The Pilgrims celebrated the First Thanksgiving.

C. The Revolutionary War began.

D. The Declaration of Independence was signed.

7.  What event happened in 1776?

A. The Revolutionary War began.

B. The Declaration of Independence was signed.

C. The U.S. Constitution became law.

D. The War of 1812 began.

8.  In 1789, the U.S. became the law of the land.

9.  The War of 1812 was fought against .

10.  The last event in this time line is in what year?