WorksheetsWilliam Penn
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose three words that describe William Penn
charming and respectful
great negotiator
deceptive and cunning
fair and treated others as equals
Why did William Penn start the colony of Pennsylvania?
To create a haven for Quakers and promote religious freedom
To establish a profitable fur trade with Native Americans
To expand the British Empire and gain more territory
To escape persecution in England for his political beliefs
How did Pennsylvania get its name?
It was named after William Penn's father and the Latin word for "forest" or "woods"
It was named after the Pennsylvania Dutch settlers
It was named after the Penn family's coat of arms
It was named after the state's abundant coal reserves
What did William Penn call his plan?
The Holy Experiment
The Great Experiment
The Penn Project
The Quaker Project
What three ideas was William trying to set up in his colony?
kings and queens should run the government
all people are born equal
religious freedom and freedom of speech
people could run their government
Name three ways the Delawares helped the Quaker settlers
Delawares taught Quakers how to trap animals
Delawares taught Quakers how to hunt and fish
Delawares taught Quakers how to sell real estate
Delawares taught Quakers how to plant different crops
How did William Penn treat the Delawares?
William Penn treated the Delaware as equals
William Penn treated the Delawares unfairly
What does Philadelphia mean?
City of Brotherly Love
City of Liberty
City of Independence
City of Bridges
What three influences did William Penn have on the world?
creating a united nation
creating a powerful military defense
creating a model government where people had say
freedom of speech and freedom of relgion
What job did most of the early settlers perform in Pennsylvania?
Farming
Mining
Shipbuilding
Textile manufacturing
What relgious group set up the colony of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
Anglicans
In what year was the Quaker relgion (Society of Friends) started?
1747
1647
1847
1947
How did the Brethrens get the nickname Dunkards?
The Brethren baptized people by dunking them in a stream
The Brethren established Dunkin' Donuts
The Brethren love dunking bread in their soup
The Brethren were skilled in playing basketball and dunking the ball
Name three unusal things about the Ephrata Cloisters
Brothers and Sisters worshipped in separate buildings
Brothers and Sisters did not live with their parents
Brothers and Sisters used a hard board as a bed and a wooden block as a pillow
Brothers and Sisters allowed visitors to sleep on straw
Why was the law of 1780 so important?
This law abolished slavery in Pennsylvania
This law allowed women the right to vote
Name the main religous faiths that settled in Pennsylvania (Choose three answer groups)
Quakers
Moravians
Church of the Brethen
Lutherans
Mennonites
Amish
Presbyterian
Catholic
Seventh Day Baptists
Pilgrims
Puritans
What does indentured servant mean?
A person who could not afford to pay for the ocean voyage and worked for 7 years for people who paid the captain for their trip
A person who is hired to perform household duties and personal services for their employer
A person who is legally owned by another person and forced to work without pay
