History of the United States I / Unit 5 USH1 0604 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Paxton Boys
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The idea
Scots-Irish settlers from Paxton formed a mob against the Conestoga, who had lived peacefully alongside settlers, because they viewed all indigenous peoples as savages.
In practice
Six Conestoga murdered, then fourteen more killed and scalped in protective custody at Lancaster.
Where people slip
Governor John Penn offered rewards and none were ever captured or prosecuted, because the Paxton Boys commanded substantial colonial support.
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