Important Words
What is something that needs to be paid back?
Debt
Who were a religious group who settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Which terrible sickness spread throughout London?
Bubonic Plague
What is the plan of government for the United States?
Constitution
Which house did Washington receive from his brother Lawrence?
Mount Vernon
What word means "to be free" or "not under the control of another"?
"Independent"
Which king gave William Penn land in America for a colony?
King Charles II
What does "Pennsylvania" mean?
"Penn's wooded land"
What was the name of Ben's book filled with information?
Poor Richard's Almanac
What were the British soldiers called because of their uniforms?
Redcoats
Who is a person sent to another country to represent his own country?
Ambassador
What was the first written plan of government for the United States?
Articles of Confederation
What did William Penn hope Pennsylvania would become?
"Seed of a nation"
What did Ben prove lightning was in his famous kite and key experiment?
Electricity
What disease did Washington get on the island?
Smallpox
Who is a person who measures land and draws maps?
Surveyor
What meeting of representatives wrote the Constitution?
Constitutional Convention
What does the name "Philadelphia" mean?
"City of brotherly love"
What written agreement ended the War for Independence?
Treaty of Paris
What document said the colonies from free from the king?
Declaration of Independence
What word means to "give up" or to "lose to an enemy"?
Surrender
Which war did the English win for the right to the American western frontier land?
French and Indian War
Name one belief of the Quakers.
No slavery, no respect toward one person than another, no fighting or wars
Name two of Ben's many jobs.
Writer, printer, fire fighter, scientist, inventor
What date was the Declaration of Independence written?
July 4, 1776