The Paxton Boys (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Pontiac's Rebellion ended
Year Pontiac's Rebellion ended
1763
Ethnic background of Paxton Boys
Ethnic background of Paxton Boys
Scots-Irish settlers
Definition: vigilante
Definition: vigilante
Someone who takes the law into their own hands
Date of Lancaster massacre
Date of Lancaster massacre
December 1763
Conestoga killed in first attack
Conestoga killed in first attack
6 people
Conestoga killed in Lancaster town
Conestoga killed in Lancaster town
14 people
Total Conestoga deaths in massacre
Total Conestoga deaths in massacre
20 people
Tribe massacred by Paxton Boys
Tribe massacred by Paxton Boys
Conestoga tribe
Nature of Conestoga victims
Nature of Conestoga victims
Peaceful Christian converts
Year of march on Philadelphia
Year of march on Philadelphia
1764
Where was march to Philadelphia stopped
Where was march to Philadelphia stopped
Germantown
Who negotiated with the Paxton Boys
Who negotiated with the Paxton Boys
Benjamin Franklin
What Paxton Boys received for their crimes
What Paxton Boys received for their crimes
Amnesty (official pardon)