Civil War and Reconstruction: put events in order: timeline worksheet for Grade 9, page 1 preview

Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

Civil War and Reconstruction: put events in order · Grade 9

Number 6 mixed-up events about civil War and Reconstruction from oldest to newest. Practices chronological thinking and reading for detail.

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

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The events

Directions: These events are mixed up. Number them from 1 (the oldest) to 6 (the newest).

Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the Thirteenth Amendment ends slavery.
Abraham Lincoln is elected president; South Carolina secedes in December.
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter, and the Civil War begins.
The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, and Hiram Revels takes his Senate seat.
The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect; the Union wins at Gettysburg.
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship and equal protection.
Think about it · Pick two events next to each other. How did the first one help lead to the second?

What your child practices

Your child practices chronological thinking and reading for detail. 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: Easy 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 one of the easier sheets for Grade 9, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

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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