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Flashcards by Bill O'Donnell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Bill O'Donnell
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 5 factors affecting law and order in the West | Geographical Economic Attitudes and values Political Social |
| Example where the social factor influenced crime | attacks on Chinese |
| Crimes that were influenced by the economic factor | Rustling Fence Cutting Bank and Train robberies |
| Values and attitudes such as the right to carry a gun led to crimes such as | Gun fights |
| 4 problems associated with law and order in mining areas | No law officials gold attracted criminals gambling and drinking led to fights claim jumping |
| 2 early solutions to problems in mining towns | Miners' courts Vigilantes |
| what are vigilantes | People who take the law into their own hands |
| 2 Problems with vigilantes | They often used their power to pick on minority groups or settle grievances The accused did not get a fair trial |
| Problems of law and order in cow towns | Few law officials who were often corrupt population increased massively in late summer gambling and drinking Conflicts between confederate cowboys and Unionist locals e.g. Abilene |
| Who administered law in the Territories? | US marshal and 3 judges |
| Who provided law in towns? | Marshals |
| Who provided law in counties? | Sheriffs |
| What other organisations provided law and order? | Pinkerton Detective Agency Texas Rangers |
| What was the name given to the conflict between cattle barons and homesteaders and smaller ranchers in 1892? | Johnson County War |
| Causes of the Johnson county war | protection of grazing land Protection of access to water cattle rustling Show of power by WSGA |
| What did the Johnson county war involve? | The WSGA hired 24 hit men known as 'regulators' to kill 70 local residents in Johnson County |
| How many people were killed in the Johnson county war and who were they? | 2 - Nate Champion and Nick Rae - 2 fur trappers |
| What happened the TA ranch | The Regulators were caught in a siege and eventually taken to court |
| Were the WSGA and the Regulators convicted for their crimes | No - they avoided any punishment The W.S.G.A. used their influence to escape justice |
| 2 key positive influences on providing law and order in the west | The Railway Homesteading lead to families wanting effective law and order |
| What was the importance of a territory reaching 60,000 people | The people in the area could apply to become a state and take on responsibility for law and order locally. This meant important decisions were made more quickly. |
| How did new inventions help law and order? | wind pumps stopped arguments over water Barbed wire stopped disputes over land boundaries and stopped cattle going on crops |
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