The Walking Purchase of 1737A) led to war with the Iroquois and a divided confederacy.B) was a land deal that colonial leaders intended would keep German immigrants out of the backcountry.C) was drawn up from William Penn's agreement with the English monarchy.D) sparked a slave revolt because it made it nearly impossible for slaves to run away.E) introduced to the colony of Pennsylvania fraudulent practices of taking Indian lands.

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The Walking Purchase of 1737A)  led to war with the Iroquois and a divided confederacy.B)  was a land deal that colonial leaders intended would keep German immigrants out of the backcountry.C)  was drawn up from William Penn's agreement with the English monarchy.D)  sparked a slave revolt because it made it nearly impossible for slaves to run away.E)  introduced to the colony of Pennsylvania fraudulent practices of taking Indian lands.

Keirra Reynolds · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  The Walking Purchase of 1737 was a fraudulent land deal that introduced to the colony of Pennsylvania the practices of taking Indian lands. The deal involved the colonial leaders tricking the Lenape Indians into agreeing to a land sale that was much larger than they had intended, leading to years of conflict and tensions between the colonial settlers and native tribes.

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