Question: who established the colony of pennsylvania and how were they different from other settlers

title: History of Pennsylvania
text: Shortly after the end of the French and Indian War , Indians attempted to drive the British out of Ohio country in Pontiac 's Rebellion . The war , which began in 1763 , saw heavy fighting in western Pennsylvania . The native forces were defeated in the Battle of Bushy Run . The war lasted until 1766 , when the British made peace . During the war , the king issued the Proclamation Act . The act barred Americans from any settling west of the Appalachians , and reserved that territory for the Native Americans . Fighting between Native Americans and Americans in present - day Pennsylvania continued in Lord Dunmore 's War and the Revolutionary War . Native American tribes ceased to pose a military threat to European settlers in Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the Northwest Indian War in 1795 .