Development of the Plains, c1862-c1876 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period for lawlessness challenges in American West
Time period for lawlessness challenges in American West
c1862-c1876
What frontier areas lacked for maintaining order
What frontier areas lacked for maintaining order
Formal law enforcement
Vigilante justice definition
Vigilante justice definition
Citizen committees taking law into their own hands
Type of livestock crime in the West
Type of livestock crime in the West
Cattle rustling
Violence common in mining camps
Violence common in mining camps
Mining camp violence and claim jumping disputes
Type of violence prevalent on frontier
Type of violence prevalent on frontier
Gun violence
Three elements of formal justice missing on frontier
Three elements of formal justice missing on frontier
Established courts, sheriffs, formal legal procedures
What frontier communities had to create
What frontier communities had to create
Their own systems of justice
Type of law enforcement system in American West
Type of law enforcement system in American West
Official and unofficial law enforcement
Impact of rapid population growth on frontier
Impact of rapid population growth on frontier
Made maintaining order difficult
What economic opportunities led to
What economic opportunities led to
Conflicts and crime in frontier communities
Reason for informal justice systems
Reason for informal justice systems
Lack of formal law enforcement