The continuing challenge of lawlessness (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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Which period faced significant challenges in establishing law and order in the American West?
Which period faced significant challenges in establishing law and order in the American West?
c1862-c1876
What struggled to keep pace with settlement and development in frontier territories?
What struggled to keep pace with settlement and development in frontier territories?
Traditional legal systems
What type of justice involved citizen committees taking law into their own hands?
What type of justice involved citizen committees taking law into their own hands?
Vigilante justice
What crime involved disputes over livestock ownership?
What crime involved disputes over livestock ownership?
Cattle rustling
What type of disputes occurred in mining camps?
What type of disputes occurred in mining camps?
Claim jumping disputes
What was prevalent in the American West during this period?
What was prevalent in the American West during this period?
Gun violence and firearms
What was absent in remote frontier areas?
What was absent in remote frontier areas?
Established courts and sheriffs
What did frontier communities have to create due to lack of formal law enforcement?
What did frontier communities have to create due to lack of formal law enforcement?
Their own systems of justice
What characterised the American West during this period?
What characterised the American West during this period?
Mix of official & unofficial justice
What often led to conflicts and crime in frontier communities?
What often led to conflicts and crime in frontier communities?
Economic opportunities