Studies Weekly W15 - Philadelphia Quiz

True or false: Hannah Callowhill Penn was the first and only female governor of Pennsylvania.

• True

• False

Who deceived the Delawares into giving up more land than they had expected?

• William Penn

• Thomas Penn

• Benjamin Franklin

• Hannah Callowhill

True or false: Quakers approved of slavery if it supported the common good.

• True

• False

Open response: The leaders in Pennsylvania valued an educated population. Philadelphia became the center of revolutionary ideas and the founding of a new nation. How might education lead to revolutionary ideas? 2 sentences minimum.

Answer explanation

Education exposes people to new ideas and cultures. They are able to compare their circumstances with people in other places. If they are not happy with their circumstances, they feel empowered to change them.

Fill in the blank: William Penn followed the ______ religion. Distractors: Catholic; Lutheran; Puritan

• Catholic

• Lutheran

• Puritan

• Quaker

Which religious group could NOT participate in the Pennsylvania government?

• Anglicans

• Catholics

• Jews

• Puritans

Why was land in the Americas given to William Penn?

• It was a nice way to banish him

• The king owed a debt to his family

• Investors bought the land to get rich

• He had politically supported the king

What principle guided the founders of the Pennsylvania Colony?

• following strict religious laws

• discovering gold and riches

• cooperation and brotherhood

• converting indigenous tribes to Christianity