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WorksheetsCumberland County History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Cumberland County lies between what mountain ranges?
Appalachians
Rockies
Mount Everest
Carlisle
The first native Americans in this area were the...
Apache
Algonquins
Iroquois
Reds
The natives lived in huts made from...
bark or skins
leaves or twigs
cement
aluminum siding
William Penn was a...
teacher
farmer
Quaker
president
The king of England gave Penn _____________.
weapons
slaves
money
land
William Penn named the new land _____________.
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Virginia
Pennsylvania means...
"Penn's home land"
"the place where we live"
"your house"
"the woods of Penn"
Carlisle became county seat of _________ county.
Adams
Dauphin
Cumberland
Franklin
Carlisle became a county seat because of its position on the Great Trail and the abundance of _________________.
gold
cotton
silk
water
In 1753, _________ came to Carlisle, hoping to make peace with the Native Americans.
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Regina Hartman
James Letort
During the French and Indian War, some children, like _______ were stolen away by the Native Americans.
Molly Pitcher
Regina Hartman
William Penn
George Washington
Molly Pitcher's real name is _______.
Mary Poppins
Rosa Parks
Regina Hartman
Mary Ludwig Hays
Babe Ruth was a famous Native American Athlete who was educated at the Carlisle Indian School.
True
False
William Penn was a peaceful man known as a Quaker.
true
false
A grammar school was built in Carlisle, but only for the boys of the town.
True
False
A war in which the colonists fought against Britain (England) to gain their freedom/independence.
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
Civil War
An event in which men dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor was the _______.
French and Indian War
Civil War
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
A war in which the northern states and the southern states fought each other.
Civil War
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
The war in which early settlers were protected from the American Indian raids by the soldiers of England.
Civil War
American Revolution
French and Indian War
Boston Tea Party
Large deposits of gold in the region made this an ideal location for a large furnace.
True
False
