Social Studies Chapter 5

Who is the person or group who began the colony of Pennsylvania?

• George Washington

• King George III

• Johan Printz

• William Penn

What was the main reason William Penn began the colony of PA?

• Fur trade

• Money

• Religious Freedom

• Wealth and empire building

What belief was NOT part of William Penn's "Holy Experiment?"

• People could govern themselves

• People should have freedom of religion

• People are born equal

• People need checks and balances in laws

What religious group began the colony of Pennsylvania?

• Catholics

• Jews

• Quakers

• Amish

What behavior showed that William Penn treated the Native Americans fairly?

• He taught them how to plant corn and beans

• He started a Thanksgiving feast

• He paid them for their land

• He offered to clear out their forests

Which group of Native Americans helped Penn's new settlers in 1682?

• Lenni Lanape

• Mohawk

• Iroquois

• Susquehannock

What event ended the peace between Penn's colony and the Native Americans?

• Penn's Charter

• The Great Law

• The Walking Purchase

• The Great Purchase

Under Penn's Second Law, the Frame of Government, who would make the laws in the colony?

• The Governor

• The General Assembly

• The people

• The Quakers

True or false.

England and Holland both believed that they were the first to claim land near the Ohio River Valley first.

• true

• false

True or false.

The colonists brought over diseases like measles and small pox which led to many Native Americans losing their lives.

• true

• false