Module+5+-+Quakertown

=Module 5= = The Quakertown Area =



Turns out that Quakertown was not named Quakertown until early in the 1800's. But there were settlers here before that time. Who were they? What was it like in this area during the Revolutionary War? Why is there a bell in front of one of the original homes in Quakertown?


 * Activity 5A Early History **

Explore the early history of the Quakertown area. What was the land like? Who settled here first?

//Resources//


 * The first resource in this activity describes the Quakertown area around the time of the Revolutionary War. Describes quakertown area in 1788, from Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, by Clarence V. Roberts.
 * Take a look at this map for clues about who settled here. Map of the Richland Township in 1754 From //The History of Bucks County, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time//, by William Watts Hart Davis, 1876, p. 458.
 * A current map of Richland Township. Compare against the 1754 map; it will help you identify locations in that map. Go to []
 * History of Quakertown
 * McCooles Inn History
 * More about McCoole


 * How were the people in the Quakertown area around the time of the Revolutionary War similar to those who lived in Bethlehem? Different? **


 * Use a Venn Diagram to work on this task. Submit to your teacher as directed.**


 * Activity 5B Quakers and Music **

For this activity, use your search skills to find some information on this topic. It's a small mystery!

Use the to analyze this document. Don't worry if you don't get too far in analyzing the words themselves. You'll see why once you examine the document. Then take a look at this website: []
 * Activity 5B What's a fraktur? **


 * Activity 5D Artifacts **

Use SEA technique to anlayze these artifacts. What do they tell you about life in this area of Pennsylvania around the time of the American Revolution?


 * SEA **
 * Survey
 * Examine
 * Analyze


 * Post your analysis in your blog. **


 * Activity 5D **

Even BEFORE the Liberty Bell reached Allentown, it passed through the Quakertown area and even stayed overnight!

A photograph of a mural depicting the Liberty Bell traveling through Quakertown, PA

Go on to Module 6