Law and Order in the West 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 29-05-16 17:16 How many people have been estimated to have been killed by shooting? 20,000 between 1866 and 1900 1 of 8 Give and example of a bank robbing gang The James-Younger Gang, operated from 1866-82 - were ex-soldiers 2 of 8 Give and example of a train robbing gang Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch 3 of 8 Give an example of an independent law enforcement company Pinkerton Detective Agency, hired to protect banks and trains 4 of 8 How many vigilante groups were there west of where? 200 west of the Mississippi 5 of 8 Give an example of a corrupt sheriff Henry Plummer of Bannack, Montana - carried out robberies, was lynched by vigilantes in 1865 6 of 8 Give an example of an unjust vigilante attack A Mexican women lynched for killing a drunken miner who molested her 7 of 8 Give an example of a good sheriff Wild Bill Hickok the Marshal of Abilene, banned guns to reduce crime 8 of 8
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