Johnson county war - Conflict and conquest

Question 1

When?

Answer 1

1892

Question 2

Between who?

Answer 2

Cattle barons and homesteaders

Question 3

What had been a problem for many years? what did the cattle barons do to combat this?

Answer 3

.Rustling (stealing cattle)

.The cattle barons used their association, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, to ban small ranchers

Question 4

What did the WSGA plan?

Answer 4

A full-scale invasion of Johnson County to kill 70 men, they hired 22 Texas gunmen

Question 5

What happened before the WSGA reached Johnson County?

Answer 5

Two men on their hit list, Nate Champion and Nick Ray, were at the KC ranch, the cattle barons abandoned their plan straight away to attack these, Nate’s cabin was set on fire and when he tried to run he was shot down

Question 6

What happened when word reached Johnson county?

Answer 6

They had time to prepare, the US army had to arrive and save the invaders

Question 7

What happened at the trials?

Answer 7

The best lawyers were chosen to protect the invaders so the charges were dropped

Question 8

What happened that made range wars less likely?

Answer 8

The great die up