What did the events surrounding the attacks by the Paxton Boys on local Delaware Indians in December 1763 suggest about the evolving conflict between rural whites and Indians on the frontier?
A) Indian tribes allied with the British were more likely to be protected in the future by the British Army from vigilante attacks by rural whites.
B) Rural whites were increasingly likely to view killing all Indians as the best way to manage the intermittent conflict between the two parties, regardless of whether a particular Indian tribe was allied with the British or the French.
C) The leading citizens of a colony and the British Army would be unwilling and unable to stop similar attacks by frontier whites in the future.
D) The horror of the Paxton Boys attacks on American Indians would quickly lead to peace negotiations between Indian tribes and local colonies to resolve competing land claims.
ANSWER
Answer: B
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