Pennsylvania History

What does Pennsylvania mean?

• City of Brotherly Love

• Penn's Woods

• The Granite State

• Freedom

In the past Pittsburgh was known for producing

• aluminum

• flour

• clothing

• steel

Where can you find the Liberty Bell?

• Pittsburgh

• Lancaster

• Philadelphia

• Harrisburg

How did the extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike change life for people across the state?

• by making it easier to travel

• by making the cost of living much less

• by making people pay fewer taxes

• by giving every family a dog

Which city is located where the Ohio, Allegeny, and Monongahela Rivers all meet?

• State College

• Philadephia

• Harrisburg

• Pittsburgh

Which city shown on the map above is the capital of Pennsylvania?

• Pittsburgh

• Philadephia

• Harrisburg

• Susquehanna River

If you were traveling from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, which general direction would you travel?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Pennsylvania is located in the ______ part of the country.

• Southern

• Southwestern

• Western

• Eastern

All of the following states border Pennsylvania except

• New York

• New Jersey

• Florida

• Maryland

Which of these is NOT a landform found in Pennsylvania?

• desert

• mountain

• plateau

• valley