How Wild Was The West Flashcards
1
Q
What were common crimes?
A
Bank robbery - many town had poor law enforcement with few sheriffs and marshals the banks became a easy target Cattle rustling - when people stole cows -train robbery -horse stealing -fence cutting -shooting
2
Q
Why was there racial issues?
A
Many different ethnic groups moved west and many ex soldiers from both sides moved west too
3
Q
What happened when more men and women moved west?
A
This led to few claiming influences and lots of prostitution
4
Q
Why was there little community binding?
A
Because Of culture violence as everyone had guns and sorted out problems using violence
5
Q
Who did new towns attract?
A
- thieves
- gamblers
- prostitutes
6
Q
What were remote farmers and homesteaders vulnerable to?
A
Attacks from gangs or claim jumpers in the land rush in 1889
7
Q
What was common in cow towns?
A
- gambling
- gunfights
- drunken fights
8
Q
Who are claim jumpers?
A
People who stole prospectors claim to gold mines