In Pennsylvania, the Paxton Boys:
A) killed and threatened peaceful Indians
B) employed mob violence against British officials
C) used vigilante justice against local criminals
D) demanded that the governor reduce taxes
E) tended to support British policy

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The Paxton Boys were a group of frontiersmen who carried out violent attacks on peaceful Indians in Pennsylvania in 1763. They believed that the colonial government was not doing enough to protect them from Indian attacks, and they took matters into their own hands. Their actions were condemned by many, including Benjamin Franklin, who wrote a pamphlet denouncing their violence.