Colonial Pennsylvania

A New Frontier:

What is the farthest edge of a settlement where the wilderness begins called?

• Open Land

• Frontier

• Wild Land

• None of the above

The Walking Purchase:

How long did Hannah Penn have a control over Pennsylvania?

• 25 years

• 15 years

• 12 years

• 14 years

Making a Home:

What were the two main reasons that more Europeans were coming to Pennsylvania colony?

• Religious Freedom and Economic Opportunity

• Land and slaves

• Religious Freedom and free food

• None of the above

A Planned City:

Philadelphia became a leading center for education, it was the first city in the colonies to have a law school, a magazine, and a library. Put those items in order from the first to the third item to show up in Philadelphia.

• Magazine, Library, law school

• Library, magazine, law school

• law school, magazine, library

• Library, law school, magazine

Pennsylvania Dutch:

Why did Pennsylvania Dutch parents give their children soft pretzels?

• They were hungry

• They wanted to give them a snack

• It was their reward for good behavior

• None of the above

Penn's Legacy:

How many years did William Penn spend in Pennsylvania?

• 25 years of his life

• Less than 4 years of his life

• About 10 years

• His entire life was spent in PA

A New Frontier:

What is the one thing a squatter did that William Penn would never do?

• Take land without paying for it

• Build on the land

• Help the Native Americans

• None of the above

A New Frontier:

What caused disagreements between the Native Americans and the colonists?

• They took land without paying for it

• Penn's sons created a false deed to obtain more land

• Penn's sons ran instead of walked in the walking purchase

• all of the above

Pennsylvania Dutch:

What is a custom?

• A piece of cloth

• An accepted way of doing things

• Something that you eat

• Something that you wear

A Planned City:

What type of people did William Penn expect would come to Philadelphia?

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Sailors

• Military