PRE-TEST 1

What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?

• Science

• History

• Geography

The Mayflower set sail carrying the Pilgrims to America in...

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

What was the first permanent European settlement in America?

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

• Plymouth

There were __ original colonies.

• 4

• 13

• 50

What was the first colony to offer complete religious freedom?

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut later became a good pattern for _______.

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Constitution

• the Bible

Who was the first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere?

• Leif Ericson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer was North and South America named after?

• Leif Ericson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer claimed the eastern coast of North America for England?

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando Cortes

Which of these was NOT one of the first countries to establish settlements in the New World?

• England

• Italy

• France

• Spain