Heritage Studies Quiz

The British took control of the New Amsterdam settlement and renamed it New York.

• True

• New Haven

• New England

• New Jersey

Most of the Seven Years’ War was fought in Canada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

• True

• Haven

• York

• England

Hydraulic fracking for gas and oil is allowed in New York.

• True

• sometimes allowed

• banned

New York City is a center of farming for America and the world.

• True

• finance

• education

• biotechnology

It is wise to consider all cultural practices in the light of God’s Word.

• True

• some

• only Christian

William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania.

• True

• Robert Fulton

• Stephen Foster

• James Buchanan

Representatives from the colonies met at the Second Continental Congress in Pittsburgh.

• True

• New York

• Philadelphia

• New Jersey

Today most people in Pennsylvania work in service industries.

• True

• education

• paper

• financial

Pennsylvania Dutch are descendants of Spanish-speaking people.

• True

• English

• French

• German

The Amish follow rules and practices that are part of their religion.

• True

• culture

• politics

• tradition