Mixed-Up Massachusetts

Using the blank timeline template and card set, have students sort the series of events and place them on the timeline using only the contextual clues on the template (world and U.S. events listed alongside the Massachusetts events). Have students check how close they were to the actual sequence. Then have students take part in a discussion and explain their reasoning for the placements as a way to engage students in chronological reasoning and the historical skill of causation (see the HSS Practice Standards for more support).