📅 Part 1: Sequencing Key Events

Directions: Number the following events in chronological order from 1-8.

🔗 Part 2: Cause and Effect Connections

📚 Part 3: Vocabulary Matching

Directions: Match each term with its correct definition by writing the letter in the blank.

💭 Part 4: Timeline Reflection

Part 1: Sequencing (Chronological Order)

1. Boston Tea Party (1773)
2. First Continental Congress meets (1774)
3. Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
4. George Washington becomes Commander-in-Chief (1775)
5. Declaration of Independence adopted (1776)
6. George Washington crosses the Delaware River (1776)
7. Battle of Yorktown (1781)
8. Treaty of Paris signed (1783)

Part 2: Sample Answers

1. The Boston Tea Party angered the British, who passed harsh laws (Intolerable Acts) to punish the colonists. This prompted colonial leaders to meet at the First Continental Congress to discuss their response.

2. At Valley Forge, Washington kept the Continental Army together during the harsh winter, training and strengthening his forces. This prepared them for future battles and ultimately helped them achieve victory at Yorktown.

3. The Declaration of Independence formally announced America's break from Britain and established the colonies as independent states. The Treaty of Paris officially recognized this independence and ended the war.

Part 3: Vocabulary Matching

Treaty - B
Battle - C
Colonist - A
Revolution - D
Patriot - E

Part 4: Sample Answer

Timelines help us see the order of events and understand cause and effect relationships. They also help us see how long historical processes take and identify turning points in history.