USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False-The Pennsylvanians went to war with the Natives, just as the English had done in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These early treaties cemented Pennsylvania’s reputation as a peaceable colony where love and friendship prevailed between Indians and colonists, as famously portrayed later by the paintings of Benjamin West (1738-1820) and Edward Hicks (1780-1849).

Detailed explanation-2: -By the 1790s, Native Americans and Pennsylvania’s European peoples were permanently estranged from each other, and no Indian nations retained secure possession of homelands within the state’s borders. By 1754, European colonization had substantially altered the location and number of Native Americans in Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-3: -He decided to treat the “savages” with dignity and respect. His critics said it would never work. Native Americans were encouraged to come to Philadelphia if they had grievances. For almost 75 years, from 1682 to 1755, Pennsylvania was the only colony that didn’t have an army but had peace.

Detailed explanation-4: -While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.

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