Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What period is described as the American frontier era?
What period is described as the American frontier era?
1850s-1890s
What drove Billy the Kid towards stealing as a means of survival?
What drove Billy the Kid towards stealing as a means of survival?
Extreme poverty
What was the Lincoln County War?
What was the Lincoln County War?
A range war between cattle operations
Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881?
Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881?
Pat Garrett
How did vast, remote areas affect law enforcement in the West?
How did vast, remote areas affect law enforcement in the West?
Made it easy for outlaws to escape
How did Wyatt Earp first become involved in law enforcement?
How did Wyatt Earp first become involved in law enforcement?
After being arrested for fighting
Which town did Wyatt Earp move to in 1879?
Which town did Wyatt Earp move to in 1879?
Tombstone, Arizona
Who hired Wyatt Earp as deputy sheriff in 1880?
Who hired Wyatt Earp as deputy sheriff in 1880?
Local business owners
When did the gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
When did the gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
October 1881
Who fought alongside the Earp brothers at the OK Corral?
Who fought alongside the Earp brothers at the OK Corral?
Doc Holliday
Why did the Earps leave Tombstone in 1882?
Why did the Earps leave Tombstone in 1882?
Public opinion turned against them
How many times had Wyatt Earp been arrested before becoming a lawman?
How many times had Wyatt Earp been arrested before becoming a lawman?
Nine times