It's Not History

Conestoga Town: Episode 19 - The New Frontier


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In which we see how the impact of the Paxton Boys' violence and the complicity of the colonial elite extended far beyond the immediate victims, shaping the political landscape of colonial America and contributing to the growing tensions that would eventually lead to the American Revolution.

Inspired by the Paxton Boys’ impunity, other groups, like the Black Boys, take up arms against both Native Americans and the British Army and shape a new frontier and a new political culture.


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