State Facts
What is the Pennsylvania state bird?
Ruffled Grouse
What are the four major tribes in PA?
The Iroquois, Susquehannocks, Shawnee and Delaware.
What is Pennsylvania's state capitol?
Harrisburg
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What are the three branches of state government?
The legislative, judicial, and executive.
What is the Pennsylvania state insect?
Firefly
What is where most natives live TODAY?
Reservations.
What is Pennsylvania's "nick name?"
The Keystone State
What were Penn's first set of laws in early PA?
The Great Laws
Who is the current Pennsylvania governor?
Josh Shapiro
What is the state tree?
The hemlock
What is the term that refers to lineage passing through the "mother's line?"
Matrilineal.
What is Pennsylvania's most populated city?
Philadelphia
What are Quaker beliefs?
Everyone had an "inner light," no ministers in church services, dressing plainly, no mandatory military service, no cruel punishment...
What are forms of local government?
School districts, county, city, boroughs, townships...
What is the Pennsylvania state flower?
The Mountain Laurel.
What was the most powerful tribe in the PA area?
Iroquois Confederacy
What is Pennsylvania's second most populated city?
Pittsburgh
What is "Pennsylvania's" meaning.
Penn's woods
What is the legislative branch?
Body of government in charge of MAKING and VOTING on laws.
What is Pennsylvania's state mammal?
The white-tailed deer.
What are spiritual leaders within Native tribes?
Shamans
What is the third most populated city in Pennsylvania.
Allentown
What was Penn's plan for creating the PA colony?
Charter of Privileges.
Who is Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor?
Austin Davis