The Walking Purchase of 1737:
A) led to war with the Iroquois and a divided confederacy.
B) was a deceitful land deal for the Cherokees.
C) was drawn up from William Penn's agreement with the English monarchy.
D) sparked a slave revolt.
E) involved swift runners being used to map out land being taken away from Indians.

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The Walking Purchase of 1737 involved a fraudulent land deal where swift runners were used to cover as much land as possible in a day and a half, which was then claimed from the Lenape (Delaware) Indians by Pennsylvania authorities.