Pennsylvania Government Quiz

Hannah Callowhill Penn was the first and only female governor of Pennsylvania.

• True

• False

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

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.

Fill in the blank: William Penn followed the (a)   religion.

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

• William Penn

• Thomas Penn

• Benjamin Franklin

• Hannah Callowhill

Quakers approved of slavery if it supported the common good.

• True

• False

Match each individual with their description.

• close friends with William Penn

• land manager in Pennsylvania

• participated in the Walking Treaty

• successfully started multiple businesses in Philadelphia

Which religious group could NOT participate in the Pennsylvania government?

• Anglicans

• Catholics

• Jews

• Puritans

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?