Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 16
Island Time Lines
Put Island history events in order
What your child practises
Practises reading and building time lines to place selected events of the Contemporary/European period of Prince Edward Island history in order.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 6.1.1 · placing selected events of the Contemporary/European period of Island history on a time line
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The French built Port-la-Joye in 1720. The Charlottetown Conference was in 1864. Which came first?
- the Charlottetown Conference
- They happened in the same year
- You cannot tell
- the building of Port-la-Joye
the building of Port-la-Joye
Hint: Compare 1720 with 1864.
Question 2
In what year did the Island become Canada’s seventh province?
- 1799
- 1908
- 1867
- 1873
1873
Hint: It was nine years after the Charlottetown Conference.
Question 3
How many years are there from 1875, when the railway opened, to 1888, when the SS Stanley began?
- 13 years
- 113 years
- 23 years
- 12 years
13 years
Hint: Subtract 1875 from 1888.
Question 4
What do dates on a time line help you see?
- who the best singer was
- what the weather was like
- which colour is your favourite
- how long ago things happened and how far apart they were
how long ago things happened and how far apart they were
Hint: Dates let you count the years between events.
Question 5
In what year did the Charlottetown Conference take place?
- 1767
- 1908
- 1989
- 1864
1864
Hint: It was held at Province House in September.
Question 6
The lots were given out by lottery in 1767. How many years until the Island was renamed in 1799?
- 42 years
- 22 years
- 132 years
- 32 years
32 years
Hint: Subtract 1767 from 1799.