Americans and Their History

The first explores to arrive in North America were from

• England

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

Who was the leader of the three ships that approached North America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Vasco da Gama

• Alonso de Ojeda

• Christopher Columbus

A colony is a settlement ruled by another country.

• True

• False

A person who is enslaved is

• not free

• free

• an explorer

What was Columbus trying to find when he discovered America?

• a direct route to Africa

• a direct route to Australia

• a direct route to South America

• a direct route to Asia

A timeline can be horizontal or vertical.

• True

• False

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest
• guess
• no
• chronological/sequential

A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.

• timeline
• chronos
• title
• Anno Domini

Timelines are read from

• right to left
• left to right
• upside down
• not read

What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?

• The events on the timeline.
• The title.
• The spacing of the years.
• The number of events the author chooses to include.