William Penn
What religion was William Penn?
Quaker
Who is a person who travels in search of something?
What is an explorer?
Money that is borrowed and must be paid back.
Debt
Pennsylvania means what?
Penn's Woods
How did William Penn get the land for the Pennsylvania Colony?
The king owed a debt to the Penn family.
What 1608 Englishman became one of the first explorer in Pennsylvania?
Who is John Smith?
Allowing beliefs that are different from one's own
Tolerance
What is Pennsylvania's Nickname?
Keystone State
Why did William Penn establish the Pennsylvania Colony?
For religious freedom
What was the first ever permanent settlement in Pennsylvania called?
New Sweden
A person who moves to a new country
Immigrant
List the two reasons why people immigrated to Pennsylvania.
1. Religious Freedom
2. to escape war in their homelands
A colony is a settlement ruled by a distant county. Which country ruled the Pennsylvania Colony?
England
What explorer explored the Delaware Bay and has a bay named after him?
Who is Henry Hudson?
A document that outlines the laws of a government is a
Constitution
How did Pennsylvania get its nickname?
It was in the center of the 13 colonies.
What city did William Penn create?
Philadelphia
Who were the original people living in Pennsylvania?
Native Americans
An official document that tells how something should be done is a
Charter
Name two industry that we discussed that helped to develop the economy of Pennsylvania
1. shipbuilding
2. iron
3. lumber
4. printing
5. making farbics