U.S. History PRE-TEST

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Vikings were among the first European to discover North America.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Henry the Navigator was from...

• Portugal

• England

• France

The first European country to establish a sea route to Asia was...

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Guttenberg

• Christopher Columbus

• Leonardo Da Vinci

The Black Death killed about _______ million people.

• 15

• 25

• 35

Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo were two famous artists during the...

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Reformation

When sailing to North America, Christopher Columbus was actually trying to find a route to...

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

Spanish explorers/settlers were called:

• conquistadors

• matadors

• hacendados

Explorers from this country mostly settles in what is now Canada and the Northern U.S.....

• France

• England

• Spain