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Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Colony of Pennsylvania
P.A. Dutch
Random Questions
100
What are colorful designs placed on barns?
hex signs
100
What is the German word for "German"? Also how the Pennsylvania Dutch accidently got their name.
deutsche
100
Name the person or group who began the colony of Pennsylvania.
William Penn
100
Besides English, what language do the Pennsylvania Dutch speak?
German
100
Did William Penn believe in diversity?
Yes
200
When no one in an Amish community will pay attention to a rule breaker.
shunning
200
What is the term for when a group of people get together to build a barn?
barn raising
200
Why did William Penn begin Pennsylvania?
religious freedom
200
Which religious group drives buggies?
Amish
200
What is the term for a person who dislikes someone because of race?
prejudice
300
What group is also known as the "Plain People"?
Amish
300
This is a Protestant religious group that believes all people are equal. They are also known as the "Society of Friends".
Quakers
300
How did William Penn feel the Native Americans should be treated?
fairly
300
True or False : The Amish and Mennonites practice the same religious rules and beliefs.
False
300
Name the two groups of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Mennonites and Amish
400
What is another word for Brethren?
brother
400
A person who worked for 7 years to pay off the price of their voyage to the "New World".
indentured servant
400
What was the job of most early European settlers that moved to Pennsylvania?
farmers
400
What do the Amish believe about the outside world?
It is wicked and evil.
400
Which religious group used blocks as pillows?
Seventh Day Baptists
500
The name for a place, such as a building, for religious worship.
cloister
500
What are people known as when they move from their country to settle in another place?
immigrant
500
Which group of Native Americans helped the settlers in 1681?
Delawares
500
True or False : The Mennonite group originally came from England.
False
500
What did William Penn call his plan to start the colony of Pennsylvania?
The Holy Experiment