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Philadelphia history

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which historical document was created in Philadelphia?

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The New Deal

2.

Which historical document was created in Philadelphia?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Gold Rush

d)

The U.S. Constitution

3.

An important person in the history of Philadelphia is...

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Louis Armstrong

4.

Which symbol of freedom would you find in Philadelphia?

a)

The Liberty Bell

b)

The Gateway Arch

c)

The Golden Gate Bridge

d)

Mt. Rushmore

5.

Which native people once occupied the Philadelphia region?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Lenni Lenape

c)

Lakota

d)

Maya

6.

The leader of the Quaker religion and the person who our state is named after is...

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

William Penn

7.

The name Philadelphia means

a)

the city of soft pretzels

b)

the city of brotherly love

c)

the beautiful city

d)

the new city

8.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on

a)

July 4, 1976

b)

June 4, 1777

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

January 1, 1876

9.

Philadelphia played a special role during the

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of 1812

c)

Vietnam War

d)

World War I

10.

Philadelphia is in the __________________ part of Pennsylvania.

a)

northern

b)

western

c)

southwestern

d)

southeastern