Paxton Boys

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf vigilante group
gptkbp:addressed frontier vigilantes
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Scots-Irish_settlers
gptkbp:analyzes historians
academic studies
political science research
sociological contexts
gptkbp:associatedWith frontier justice
militia movements
early_American_nationalism
gptkbp:conflict tensions_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:contributedTo racial_tensions_in_America
gptkbp:criticism Quakers
gptkbp:depictedIn historical narratives
popular culture
gptkbp:disbanded after 1764
gptkbp:discusses historical literature
historical debates
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:events gptkb:Paxton_Boys'_Rebellion
gptkbp:famousFor Conestoga massacre
gptkbp:formed 1763
gptkbp:highlights historical documentaries
gptkbp:historicalContext post-French_and_Indian_War_era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early example of frontier violence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paxton Boys
gptkbp:impact influenced_later_American_vigilante_movements
gptkbp:influenced subsequent vigilante actions
gptkbp:influencedBy colonial policies
settler fears
gptkbp:inspiration protest_against_Native_American_attacks
gptkbp:inspiredBy frontier hardships
gptkbp:involvedIn political protests
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of American_folklore
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_Armstrong
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:linkedTo ethnic conflict
settler colonialism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mainCharacter raids_against_Native_American_communities
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:massacre_of_Conestoga_Indians
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:John_Penn
gptkb:James_Smith
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:William_Smith
gptkb:Hugh_Mercer
gptkbp:notableFor violent_actions_against_Native_Americans
gptkbp:numberOfMembers hundreds
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:outcome increased_tensions_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:partOf American_frontier_history
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:respondsTo perceived government inaction
formation_of_the_Conestoga_Association
gptkbp:supportedBy local settlers
gptkbp:symbolizes colonial unrest
gptkbp:timePeriod gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:viewpoint historical scholars