SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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He took up Native American ways.
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He converted Native Americans to Quakerism.
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He purchased land from the Native Americans
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He sold European goods to the Native Americans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He insisted that the Native Americans be paid a fair price for any land that was purchased from them. If there was a dispute between the Native Americans and the settlers, he insisted that a committee of equal number of Native Americans and settlers resolve the dispute.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1681, King Charles II handed over a large piece of his North American land holdings along the North Atlantic Ocean coast to Penn to pay the debts the king had owed to Penn’s father, the admiral and politician Sir William Penn. This land included the present-day states of Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because many colonists in Pennsylvania were antiwar, the relationships with Native Americans in Pennsylvania tended to be more peaceful compared to other British colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unbeknownst to the Lenni Lenape, Thomas Penn took measures to ensure that the distance covered by his “walkers” would be as large as possible. Among other things, Thomas Penn had a straight path cleared through the forests and hired three of the fastest runners in the province.