Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA, December 17th, 2004
An essayist accepts the modern explanation that the Paxton Boys were racists, but adds to it.
Multiple choice:
The Paxton Boys killed the last of the Conestoga Indians living in Lancaster County in December 1763 because:
A. They thought the peaceful Conestogas were providing information to hostile Indians.
B. They were racists who believed in killing all Indians, peaceful or hostile.
C. They wanted to force reform on Pennsylvania's Quaker-dominated General Assembly, which sheltered the Conestogas instead of protecting Lancaster's frontier settlements from attacks by hostile Indians.
D. T...
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