* William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, had a Quaker background and believed in peaceful relations with Native Americans.
* Penn made treaties with the Lenape and other Native American tribes and purchased land from them rather than seizing it by force.
* The Pennsylvania colony experienced relatively peaceful relations with Native Americans during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Virginia
* The Virginia colony was founded by English settlers who had a different cultural and religious background than William Penn and the Quakers.
* The English settlers in Virginia often regarded Native Americans as inferior and treated them poorly.
* Virginia colonists frequently seized Native American land and fought wars with them.