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Why Did Papton Boys Decided To Take 14 Captive
Jordan Cantrell
11/1/14
Chapter 10, Prompt 2
5th
During the year 1763, the town of Paxton, in eastern Pennsylvania, had become a hotspot of political and racial unrest. Inhabitants of this town, including many Scots-Irish immigrants, had grown tired of their government’s lack of interest in their vulnerability from outside attacks and inadequate supplement of means for defending themselves. So in December, after a day of heavy drinking, the Paxton Boys decided to take it upon themselves to defend their own. The boys raided a small village of friendly, peaceful Conestoga Indians, killing 6 and taking 14 captive. This led to warrants being sent out for their arrest, but because of fellow frontiersmen who felt the same as they did, there were
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