CHRONOLOGY is - the arrangement of events or
dates in the order that they happened.
Absolute
Absolute chronology is a list or timeline of specific dates and events.
1000 BC – 1492
Pre-European
Contact
1492-1763
1763-1783
1782-1802
1783-1837
1790-1850
Exploration/
Colonization
American
Revolution
Constitution
Early
Republic/
Age of
Jackson
Westward
Expansion
1830-1860
Reform
Movements
1790-1865
Sectionalism/
Civil War
1865-1877
Reconstruction
Example: Exploration and Colonization lasted from 1492-1763, followed by the American Revolution from 1763-1783.
Relative
Relative Chronology is placing events in the order they happened relative to one another.
Pre-European
Contact
Exploration/
Colonization
American
Revolution
Constitution
Early
Republic/
Age of
Jackson
Westward
Expansion
Reform
Movements
Sectionalism/
Civil War
Reconstruction
Examples: Exploration and Colonization occurred before the American Revolution.
Reconstruction occurred after the Civil War.
CHRONOLOGY is - the arrangement of events or
dates in the _________________________.
Absolute
Absolute chronology is a list or timeline of _______________________________________.
Directions: Make a timeline of your life using absolute chronology. You must include your birthday, the year you
started middle school, and the year you will graduate high school, plus at least two more events!
Relative
Relative Chronology is placing events in the order they happened __________________.
Directions: Using the above absolute timeline, describe the relationship between two
events in your life using RELATIVE chronology.
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