The Quakers lived in harmony and peace, as their religion permitted and demanded; therefore, they had no problems with neighboring Indian tribes; however, this peace was threatened in 1757, when the Delaware and Shawnee natives joined the French, during the Franco-Indian War, and the Pennsylvania government declared war on the two Indian tribes. From that moment on, the Quakers renounced the Pennsylvania Council to keep themselves out of this war, for their pacifist way of seeing life prevented them from going to war with the Indian tribes.
It's too dry to grow crops. People in these regions have become nomadic herders and they must move their herds to find water and grass. The people also might have to adjust to find ways to get water such as developing an irrigation system.