Your teacher has assigned you to write a research paper on the US Revolutionary War, but you aren’t familiar with this era. What
graphic organizer would be best to build your understanding of this era? sequencing chart
cause and effect outline
Venn diagram
timeline
category graph
A timeline is the best device to use when we are trying to understand the progression of several historical events in a particular era. A timeline displays events in chronological order (the order in which they happened). It usually looks like a long bar with dates paralleling it. A timeline will increase your understanding of the era by helping you visualize the most important events of the Revolutionary War.
