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Capital History

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Which city served as an early capital of Pennsylvania?

  • Pittsburgh
  • Scranton
  • Philadelphia
  • Erie
Correct answer(s):
  • Philadelphia

To which city did Pennsylvania’s state government move in 1799?

  • Erie
  • Lancaster
  • Allentown
  • Reading
Correct answer(s):
  • Lancaster

In what year did Harrisburg become Pennsylvania’s permanent state capital?

  • 1681
  • 1812
  • 1863
  • 1776
Correct answer(s):
  • 1812

What is true about Delaware’s capital in 1777?

  • Dover became Delaware’s capital in 1780
  • Dover became Delaware’s capital in 1772
  • Dover became Delaware’s capital in 1757
  • Dover became Delaware’s capital in 1777
Correct answer(s):
  • Dover became Delaware's capital in 1777

Which description of Delaware’s colonial capital is accurate?

  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Wilmington
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Georgetown
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Newark
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Dover
Correct answer(s):
  • New Castle had served as Delaware's colonial capital before Dover

Which fact best describes Moving the capital to Dover placed the?

  • Moving the capital to Georgetown placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Wilmington placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Newark placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Dover placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
Correct answer(s):
  • Moving the capital to Dover placed the government in a more central and less exposed location