Law and order 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEEdexcel Created by: GraceLongCreated on: 03-02-16 19:58 What was claim-jumping? Stealing gold mines for other miners 1 of 15 Why were trains easy targets for robberies? Weak doors and open plains 2 of 15 What happened to thieves if they were caught stealing horses? Hanged 3 of 15 How many men do historians predict were murdered a year? 600 4 of 15 Why were bank robberies common? Men had no job after the war 5 of 15 Which racial group was attacked most frequently? Chinese 6 of 15 What did railroad companies eventually attach to trains to stop robberies? Carriages full of guards 7 of 15 What famously did Belle Starr do? First woman to be charged with horse theft 8 of 15 Which gangster famously formed gangs to rob stagecoaches, trains and banks? Jesse James 9 of 15 Who were appointed by the President to be responsible for the state or territory? US marshals 10 of 15 How did vigilante committees generally inflict punishment? Lynching 11 of 15 What was the job of a town marshal? Deal with local outbreaks of lawlessness 12 of 15 What did Pinkerton Detective Agents do? Track down robbers and thieves and provide general advice 13 of 15 What happened to suspected criminals as soon as they had been found? Thrown into gaol 14 of 15 How did the tension between homesteaders and cattlemen start before the Johnson Count War? Homesteaders fenced off cattlemens land 15 of 15
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