PA History

Pennsylvania was one of the ______ original colonies.

• 25

• 50

• 10

• 13

Settlers were looking for ______________________ freedom.

• religious

• money

• Quaker

• colonies

The first groups to come to the New World were the __________________ and the Swedes.

• Quakers

• England

• Dutch

• William Penn

Although ____________ __________ was not the first to come to Pennsylvania, he is considered the founder of Pennsylvania.

• Dutch

• William Penn

• King of England

• Quakers

William Penn was given the land by the King of _________________.

• England

• America

• Germany

• colonies

The king owed William's father _____________ and this was to pay off debt.

• money

• fur

• riches

• people

Penn was a member of the ______________ also called The Society of Friends.

• Dutch

• Quakers

• colonies

• English

William Penn named the city of ______________. That name means “brotherly love.”

• Philadelphia

• York

• Pennsylvania

• Lancaster

The Quakers believed in living a ______________________ life.

• busy

• peaceful

• silent

• polite

One of the other groups that moved to the new colony and still lives in Lancaster County today is called the _____________________.

• Amish

• Quaker

• Dutch

• English