Pennsylvania History – Chapter 4, Lesson 1
Pages 42-45
Directions: Use the glossary on pages 176-179 to define the following words.
1.
explorer -
2.
settler -
3.
settlement -
4.
governor -
5.
capital -
6.
flax -
Directions: Answer the questions below using pages 42-45
1.
Columbus arrived in America in ______________. (page 42)
2.
An ________________ is a person who looks for new things and new places. (page 42)
3.
In 1616 a Dutch explorer named ____________________________________came to
Pennsylvania from Holland and sailed up the Delaware River. (page 42)
4.
In 1637, _____________________________ came to Pennsylvania from Sweden. He
built a fort called _____________________________ after the queen of Sweden on the
Delaware River. (page 42)
5.
__________________ ______________________, who came to America in 1643, was
the governor for the Swedish settlement .
6.
______________________ are people who move to a new land to live. (page 42)
7.
The _____________________ in New Sweden were the first people to build log cabins.
(page 44)
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8.
Flax is a plant used to make ____________________ cloth. (page 44)
9.
___________________ ___________________ was the Dutch governor who sent an
army to recapture Fort Casimir and to attack New Sweden. (page 44-45)
10.
In 1644, King Charles of England sent an army, which took control of the
__________________ and ______________________ settlements. (page 45)
11.
The Swedes brought two important things to Pennsylvania. They were: (page 44)
a.
12.
b.
The Swedes were taught by the Indians to grow: (page 44)
a.
b.
c.
13.
The Swedes also planted: (page 44)
a.
14.
b.
was an important crop because it was worth a lot of money
in Europe. (page 44)
15.
What happened to the Dutch fort on the Delaware River named Fort Casimir? (page 44)
16.
What was the result of this occurring? (page 45)
17.
Why did King Charles send a large army to attack the Dutch? What happened when the
English attacked the Dutch? (page 45)
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Pennsylvania History – Chapter 4, Lesson 2
Pages 46-51
Directions: Use the glossary on pages 176-179 to define the following words.
1.
Quaker -
2.
colony -
3.
constitution-
Directions: Answer the questions below using pages 46-51.
1.
In England the Church of England was the ____________________ church. (page 46)
2.
A religious group called the Quakers, or the ____________________________ ____
______________________, believed that all people were equal. (page 46)
3.
List six beliefs the Quakers had: (page 46)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
4.
William Penn’s father, ____________________ ______________________, loaned
_________________ ____________________ ___ a large sum of money. (page 46)
5.
When the king could not repay the money owed to William Penn, he (Penn) asked the
king for land in _____________________________. (page 47)
6.
Penn wanted a place where Quakers and others could live and _________________
without fear. (page 47)
7.
The word, Pennsylvania means ___________________________________. (page 47)
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8.
The Great Law gave freedom of _________________________ to everyone in the
colony. (page 48)
9.
William Penn made peace with the Indians and signed ____________________ and
____________________ treaties. (page 48)
10.
To help the colony of Pennsylvania grow quickly, William Penn divided his land into
small lots and ______________________ them at low prices so many people could
own land. (page 48)
11.
Pennsbury Manor was the name of __________________ _______________ country
home, which was located on the Delaware River. (page 48)
12.
13.
What groups came to settle in Pennsylvania. (from Lesson 1 and 2)
a.
b.
c.
d.
The only woman to govern Pennsylvania was _______________ _______________,
William Penn’s wife. (page 51)
14.
How were the people who did not belong to the Church of England treated? (page 46)
15.
Why did William Penn come to America? (page 47)
16.
How did William Penn receive the land for the Quakers? (page 46)
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Pennsylvania History – Chapter 4, Lesson 3
Pages 51-54
Directions: Use the glossary on pages 176-179 to define the following words.
1.
hemp -
2.
gristmill -
3.
linsey-woolsey -
4.
Conestoga wagon -
Directions: Answer the questions below using pages 51-54.
1.
Most people came to Pennsylvania to ____________________________. (page 51)
2.
Farming was hard working in Pennsylvania due to the thick forests. What steps did
farmers have to take to be able to farm? (page 51)
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
A cloth that is made of linen and wool is called _______________________. (page 52)
4.
The first crop that farmers in Pennsylvania usually planted was ___________________.
(page 52)
5.
For over 100 years Pennsylvania was the leading producer of __________________
because people in the colony were willing to pay a lot of money for it. (page 52)
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6.
_________________ was grown because the strong fibers were used to make a very
strong rope. (page 52)
7.
Philadelphia was built on the ________________________________ River. (page 52)
8.
A port is
. (page 52)
9.
By 1750 ______________________________ was the largest city and richest city in
the colonies. (page 53)
10.
A _____________________ was a large building where the farmers’ wheat and other
grains were ground into flour. (page 53)
11.
A ______________________ is where lumber is cut. (page 53)
12.
Pennsylvania was rich in limestone, wood, and iron ore; therefore it became the leading
________________________________ colony in America. (page 54)
13.
The _____________________________________ was designed to help the farmers
get their goods to market. (page 54)
14.
As settlers moved west they faced many problems. What kind of problems do you think
these settlers faced?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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Pennsylvania History – Chapter 4, Lesson 4
Pages 55-59
Directions: Use the glossary on pages 176-179 to define the following word.
1.
bastion -
Directions: Answer the questions below using pages 55-59.
1.
The ____________________ had come to North America before the British. (page 55)
2.
In 1753, the governor of Virginia sent _________________ ______________________
to Fort LeBoeuf to tell the French to leave. (page 56)
3.
_________________________ _________________________ and his soldiers fought
hard to defend Fort Necessity, but they were outnumbered by the French. (page 56)
4.
General __________________ ______________________ was easily defeated by the
French and the Indians because his soldiers dressed in bright red uniforms. (page 57)
5.
Fort Pitt was named after ______________________ _________________. (page 57)
6.
The peace treaty that ended the French and Indian War was signed in _____________.
(page 58)
7.
The Indians continued to fight for a while, led by _________________________, a chief
of the Ottawa Indians. (page 58)
8.
How did the French soldiers and the Indians fight in a different way from the British
soldiers? (page 56-57)
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