Paxton Boys
Many residents in the "backcountry" felt underrepresented in and isolated from the colonial governments. These western settlers felt resentful because they lived closer to the Indian tribes than the societies of the East. For example, a band of people from western Pennsylvania known as the Paxton Boys descended on Philadelphia with demands for relief from colonial taxes and for money to help them defend themselves against Indians in 1763. The colonial government averted bloodshed only by making concessions to them.