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“On equal terms” is the obvious implication. We didn’t buy Manhattan island for its retail value.
The Dutch bought it for what the natives were willing to sell it for at the time. I don't think there's any evidence the deal was coerced.
All of Southern Ontario was purchased from the Mississauga at market value by the British and a prime piece was given to the Six Nations who fought with them during the American Revolution becaue they lost their territory south of lake Ontario.