The Quakers
Where did the Quakers come from?
England
Who fought in the Revolutionary War?
The British and colonists
Definition: When people are punished for their religious beliefs
Religious persecution
Adjective, relating to "revolution"
revolutionary
What is the container you can carry coal, rocks, or water in?
A bucket
Why did the Quakers settle in Pennsylvania?
Because William Penn invited them
Name three animals who live in Pennsylvania
Deer, elk, lizards, woodpeckers, black bears, foxes...
A safe place
Safe haven
Money people must pay to the government
Taxes
To be very hungry, or die from hunger
Starve
Name two things that Quakers are against
War, slavery
What natural resource, used for fuel, does Pennsylvania have a lot of?
Coal
To burn a symbol into flesh
Europeans who lived in America before it was America
Colonists
To say no to doing something
Do Quakers believe that priests are closer to God than other people?
No
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Speaking negatively about God or religious beliefs
Blasphemy
The highest edge of a mountain
Ridge
What are breaker boys?
Boys who worker in the breaker in a mine, sorting coal and picking out rocks from it
Why did the Quakers leave England?
To escape religious persecution
Which century was Pennsylvania founded in?
The 17th century
The 19th century system for transporting slaves from the American South to freedom in the North
Underground Railroad
Groups of Native Americans
Tribes
What is a strike?
When workers refuse to work in order to improve conditions at their jobs.