The civil rights movement timeline: write the dates: timeline worksheet for Grade 9, page 1 preview

Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

The civil rights movement timeline: write the dates · Grade 9

Write the date of each of 7 events about the civil rights movement on a timeline using a date bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.

Grade 9 · ages 14 to 15
Medium
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

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The events

Directions: Write the date of each event on its line. Use the dates in the box.

Dates
oldest newest
The Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education.
Rosa Parks's arrest sparks the Montgomery bus boycott.
The Little Rock Nine integrate Central High School in Arkansas.
Student sit-ins spread from Greensboro across the South.
The March on Washington draws about 250,000 people.
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act.
Marches from Selma build support for the Voting Rights Act.

What your child practices

Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grade 9, ages 14 to 15
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Medium for Grade 9
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 9, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.

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