| A | B |
|---|
| Benjamin Franklin | American colonial leader, writer and scientist |
| William Penn | Quaker leader who started the colony of Pennsylvania |
| John Peter Zenger | Newspaper publisher who helped Americans get freedom of the press. |
| assembly | lawmaking body |
| fall line | line that divides the flat land near the coast from the mountains |
| Quakers | religious group who settled in Pennsylvania. They believe that all people are equal. |
| immigrant | person who leaves one country to come and live in another country. |
| Frontier | The edge of settled land. |
| self-sufficient | able to take care of yourself. |
| almanac | a book of facts on many subjects |
| navigable | a body of water that is wide and deep enough for ships to use. |
| Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia | City of Brotherly Love, started by the Quakers |
| Conestoga Wagon | Large covered wagons first used by German immigrants in Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania Dutch | German immigrants in Pennsylvania |
| Poor Richard's Almanac | Almanac written by Benjamin Frankin |
