A New Colony
Who was William Penn?
William Penn was a Quaker. He started a colony in North America.
What were indentured servants?
People in the new colony would pay for indentured servants to come to the new colony from England to work for them.
Whose land did the colonists steal from?
The Native Americans
Which two religious groups came from Germany?
Mennonites and Amish
The ending of slavery.
Abolition
What document allowed William Penn to write laws for the colony?
The Charter of 1681
What were slaves?
People who were kidnapped from Africa to work for the colonists.
Who became the governor of Pennsylvania when William Penn passed away?
His wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn.
What did the Pennsylvania Dutch make quilts from?
Pieces of fabric.
An official paper that gives a certain person or business rights.
Charter
What was William Penn's attitude toward Native Americans?
He treated them with respect.
What was the Germantown Protest?
A document to abolish salvery.
Who took over Pennsylvania after Hannah passed away?
William Penn's sons, John and Thomas.
What is one of the customs the Pennsylvania Dutch brought with them to the new colony?
Painting designs on furniture and other items in their house.
A manner of doing things that is widely acceptable.
Custom
How did Pennsylvania get its name?
Penn - In honor of William's father.
Sylvania - means forest of trees.
Who wrote the Germantown Protest?
Francis Daniel Pastorius
What was the Walking Purchase?
A fake document that was showed to the Native Americans that stated whoever could walk as far as a man can walk in a day and a half could have the land.
What kinds of things did the Pennsylvania Dutch include in their designs?
Hearts, birds, flowers, and stars.
The wilderness begins at the outermost limit of the settlement.
Frontier
What city did William Penn make a plan for that stood for City of Brotherly Love?
Philadelphia
Why did the Quakers want to end slavery?
It didn't align with their beliefs of everyone being treated equally.
What consequences did the Walking Purchase have?
What happened when William Penn started to go back to England for work?
Land conflicts between colonists and Native Americans became increasingly common throughout time.
A right or special benefit.
Privilege