The puritans strict religion had a direct say in how the government was to be run. The early settlers did however allow a "General Court" to serve as legislature. Also the settlers brought their charter with them so that they were able to make changes to it themselves. The educated settlers began a tradition of independence and believed that they were going to show the world how to operate, as stated in John Winthrop's "City on the Hill" speech. One example of religion tying in to this political system was the punishment of those who did not attend a religious sermon. Every Thursday and twice on Sunday sermon's were held that told the citizens how to live their lives. If one did not attend they were fined by officials in the colony. The strict society maintained order with their beliefs of predetermination. Predetermination meant that everyone was either chosen to go to heaven or not and no one could control it. Citizens sought to prove to one another that they were chosen favorably. This begins to show the social development in these north eastern colonies.
New England colonies had strict social standards that originated from their puritan culture. People's lives were dedicated to religion and restricted by religion. The Pilgrims there were originally a division of puritans known as pilgrims. Pilgrims were separatist extreme puritans, however Quakers in Pennsylvania tolerated other religious practices. If you worshipped one God in Pennsylvania you would not be persecuted for your beliefs. Everyone was to be treated equal and informal. .
As with all of the early colonies, Pennsylvania socially developed with the Native Americans in both positive and negative ways. The Patuxet Indians were wiped out by the foreign diseases brought by the pilgrims leaving them the farmland. Indians also helped the hard working pilgrims to survive the hard winters. Pennsylvania was beginning to set itself up as a self-sufficient body.