These people were in a sense the first "true Americans" as they believed that all men are in fact created equal, or as any doctrine may have stated that all men are were children in the sight of God. The Quakers built their society on the principles of civil equality apparent in their anti-slave feelings and their pro-native American relationship with local tribes. Some Quakers went as far as allowing natives to watch their children. ... Pennsylvania's neighboring colonies were soon to follow its example. ... Slaves were frequently beaten and neglected by their owners. ...

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