The expansion and growth of Pennsylvania is different from the growth of other colonies in that A. territory was acquired by paying American Indians a fair price for their land. B. there were no competing claims for the land by other European countries. C. there were no American Indian tribes who claimed or owned the land. D. Penn promised the Indians protection from the French in exchange for land.

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King Zavala

3 July, 09:01

The expansion and growth of Pennsylvania is different from the growth of other colonies in that A. territory was acquired by paying American Indians a fair price for their land. B. there were no competing claims for the land by other European countries. C. there were no American Indian tribes who claimed or owned the land. D. Penn promised the Indians protection from the French in exchange for land.

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Vaughan · Answer 1

I think it may be A or B ...

Quinton Walsh · Answer 2

(A) Territory was acquired by paying the American Indians a fair price for their land is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The colony of Pennsylvania was established by William Penn who was a Quaker. His main motive was to establish a colony for the persecuted members of the society of Friends. William Penn called it "The Holy Experiment". Many Welsh and English settlers came to settle in the colony. Most important characteristic of the this colony was that it had good relations with the American Indians. Philadelphia was its important city. The colony was given as a land grant to the London company in 1606, Later William Penn received the colony as a payment of the debt which King Charles second owed to his father and expanded its territory by purchasing from the Indians by paying for it.