Gracie and Isaac learned that a _______ is a place ruled by another country. Peter Minuit, Johan Printz, and William Penn set these up for countries in Europe.

Colonial America Quiz

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Social Studies
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4th Grade
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Easy
Beth Herman
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
fort
colony
frontier
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rayah learned that the name of _______ means “city of brotherly love” in the Greek language. It was Pennsylvania colony's main settlement and had 35,000 people living there.
New Sweden
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gavin, Lucy, and Bryce live in France, but they aren't allowed to go to the church they belong to. The king says they have to go to his church. They decided to move to the Pennsylvania colony so they would have religious freedom. Gavin, Lucy, and Bryce are _______________ from France. An __________ who comes to live in a new land from another place.
immigrant(s)
tourist(s)
visitor(s)
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Declan, Liz and Ella read in their Social Studies book that some people came to the Pennsylvania colony as indentured servants. List 3 facts about indentured servants to help them understand the life of an indentured servant.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Trisha, Liz, and Tommy were supposed to do a presentation about slavery in the American colonies. List 3 facts about slavery that they can include in their presentation.
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6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Marcelo, Leila, and Lucas are studying the history of the PA colony. List the two groups that came to the PA colony from Germany and Switzerland and settled in Germantown and Lancaster.
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7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Megan and Cora were told that "Pennsylvania" means something. What does the word Pennsylvania mean?
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Ian and Caleb were having a disagreement in history class about William Penn. Ian said William Penn was given land to create the PA colony because King Charles II thought he was "a cool dude." Caleb said Ian was crazy and that William was given the land because he won it in a card game. Explain how William Penn got land to create the PA colony. Who is right?
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9.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Eleanor, Annabelle, and Joel all moved from different countries in Europe to the Pennsylvania colony. They heard good things about William Penn. How did William Penn want Pennsylvania to be different from other colonies?
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