Question

Which statement best describes the relationship between European settlers and American Indians in Pennsylvania?
A.
The original Quaker settlers maintained peaceful relations with American Indians, and they fought other Europeans who wanted to take their land.
B.
The original Quaker settlers maintained peaceful relations with American Indians, but later settlers fought to take Indian land.
C.
The relationship between the original Quaker settlers and American Indians was tense, but later settlers worked to improve the relationship.
D.
The relationship between the original Quaker settlers and American Indians was tense, and that relationship only grew worse over time.

Answer 1

B

William Penn and the early Quaker settlers generally maintained peaceful, treaty-based relations with the local Lenape and other tribes, but as more non‑Quaker settlers arrived and demand for land grew, conflicts and dispossession increased.