Penn's Woods

What does Pennsylvania mean?

• A place where Penn lived

• A place full of woods

• Penn's woods

• Woodland area with animals

What does Philadelphia mean?

• City of Brotherly Love

• Penn's woods

• Philadelphia of Brotherly Love

• City of Quakerly Love

Where does did Penn plan to claim the city of Philadelphia?

• Where the buildings were

• Where the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers meet

• Where the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers meet

• Where Pennsylvania had enough space

Why is it important for a city to be located near rivers?

• The rivers provide transportation for goods

• The river provides fishing for the members of the city

• The members of the city enjoy looking at the water

• The river provides a place for people to build their homes

Why did William Penn arrange his city streets to resemble a checkerboard?

• He enjoyed played checkers with his family in England

• He knew it made it easier to find places

• He didn't -- they were just made that way

• He was told to do it that way

Who led the first small group of English colonists to PA?

• William Penn

• William Markham

• William William

• William Pennsylvania

What was the name of the boat that the English colonists sailed on to get to PA?

• Welcome

• Pennsylvania

• Penn's Woods

• Markham

How long did it take English colonists to arrive by boat?

• About two months

• About two weeks

• About two days

• About two years

What three colonies was Pennsylvania divided into? Check all that apply.

• Philadelphia

• Bucks

• Chester

• Delaware

Why did Penn call one county Buckinghamshire?

• He named it after the city in England where his family lived

• It was already named that when he arrived

• He really loved ham

• King Charles II told him what to name it