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6. How did the tension between homesteaders and cattlemen start before the Johnson Count War?
- Homesteaders fenced off cattlemens land
- Suspected cattle rustling
- Ella Watson was found with rustled cattle
- The Northern Stock Growers Association was set up
7. Which racial group was attacked most frequently?
- Chinese
- Blacks
- Indians
- Mexicans
8. What happened to suspected criminals as soon as they had been found?
- Left to commit more crimes so they could later be shot
- Thrown into gaol
- Run out of town
- Shot
9. What famously did Belle Starr do?
- First woman to be charged with bank robberies
- First woman to be charged with murder
- First woman to be charged with horse theft
- First woman to be charged with cattle rustling
10. What did Pinkerton Detective Agents do?
- Secretly kill hostile Indians
- Provide protection to wealthy individuals
- Track down robbers and thieves and provide general advice
- Spy on men they suspected to be breaking the law
11. What happened to thieves if they were caught stealing horses?
- Put in prison
- Hanged
- Whipped
- Chases out of town
12. Who were appointed by the President to be responsible for the state or territory?
- Sheriffs
- Town marshals
- US marshals
- Deputy marshals
13. Why were trains easy targets for robberies?
- Weak guard protection
- They travelled slowly across the Plains
- Weak doors and open plains
- Lack of CCTV cameras
14. What was the job of a town marshal?
- Be a deputy to US marshals
- Force local people to stop lawlessness
- Deal with local outbreaks of lawlessness
- Watch over towns
15. How did vigilante committees generally inflict punishment?
- Hanging
- Lynching
- Torture
- Shoot outs