IXL | Determine the order of events in informational texts

Use the text to put the events in order.

During the Age of Exploration, Europeans began to colonize North America. The Spanish started a settlement at Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1565. Forty-two years later, the English started a colony at Jamestown, Virginia. And by the following year, in 1608, the French had started a colony in what is now Canada.

The Spanish settle Florida.

The English settle Virginia.

The French settle Canada.

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Use the text to put the events in order.

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key idea

To understand a series of events, ideas, or steps, you have to think about the order in which things happen.

As you read, one thing to look for is words that show time, such as next, later, after, already, and then. These words can help you see what happens first, what happens in the middle, and what happens last.

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This passage tells about a series of historical events. It lets you know that the events happened in this order:

The Spanish settle Florida.

The English settle Virginia.

The French settle Canada.

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