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American west 1840 - 95 - Law and Order
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- 15 factors affecting law and order in the WestGeographical
Economic
Attitudes and values
Political
Social - 2Example where the social factor influenced crimeattacks on Chinese
- 3Crimes that were influenced by the economic factorRustling
Fence Cutting
Bank and Train robberies - 4Values and attitudes such as the right to carry a gun led to crimes such asGun fights
- 54 problems associated with law and order in mining areasNo law officials
gold attracted criminals
gambling and drinking led to fights
claim jumping - 62 early solutions to problems in mining townsMiners' courts
Vigilantes - 7what are vigilantesPeople who take the law into their own hands
- 82 Problems with vigilantesThey often used their power to pick on minority groups or settle grievances
The accused did not get a fair trial - 9Problems of law and order in cow townsFew 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 - 10Who administered law in the Territories?US marshal and 3 judges
- 11Who provided law in towns?Marshals
- 12Who provided law in counties?Sheriffs
- 13What other organisations provided law and order?Pinkerton Detective Agency
Texas Rangers - 14What was the name given to the conflict between cattle barons and homesteaders and smaller ranchers in 1892?Johnson County War
- 15Causes of the Johnson county warprotection of grazing land
Protection of access to water
cattle rustling
Show of power by WSGA - 16What did the Johnson county war involve?The WSGA hired 24 hit men known as 'regulators' to kill 70 local residents in Johnson County
- 17How many people were killed in the Johnson county war and who were they?2 - Nate Champion and Nick Rae - 2 fur trappers
- 18What happened the TA ranchThe Regulators were caught in a siege and eventually taken to court
- 19Were the WSGA and the Regulators convicted for their crimesNo - they avoided any punishment
The W.S.G.A. used their influence to escape justice - 202 key positive influences on providing law and order in the westThe Railway
Homesteading lead to families wanting effective law and order - 21What was the importance of a territory reaching 60,000 peopleThe 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.
- 22How 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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