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Law & Order
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GCSE American West Mind Map on Law & Order, created by roblowry28 on 09/11/2013.
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Law & Order
Officials
Marshall
Deputy
Tracked desert
Town Marshal
Town Violence
3 Judges
long time to get somewhere to trial
Unnoficial law
Texas rangers
Set up by Mexicans- 1820
Vigilante comitee
Missused power
Get wrong person
Miners court
Not effective
lawless ladies
Bella Star
Annie Mcdougal
Etta Place
Hard to Police
Vast area
Shortage of reliable officers
Vigilantes
Conflict was a way of life
Gunslingers were dominant
What were the Problems?
Gold/ Mining towns
Drinking
Violence
Rustling
Gunslingers
Jessie James
Billie the Kid
Sundance Kid
Why did it improve?
Railway
easy transport for officials
Quicker trials
Telegraph
Easier communications
Stopped town jumping
territories became states
recognized by government
Women and families came over
Wanted to be safer
Banned cowboys
Cattlemen vs homesteaders
Strayed onto eachothers land
Fought over water
Homesteaders lynched
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