Lawlessness Flashcards
How many people did a territory need to have in the 1840s-50s before law and order was established?
60,000
4 examples of Californian crime are:
- claim jumping
- salting a claim
- drunken violence
- racist crime
When was the famine that drove Chinese people to migrate to California?
1851
2 causes of crime in San Francisco are:
- limited law and order
- influx of Chinese migrants
How many suspects did vigilantes hang in 1851 without authority?
89
What year was Billy the Kid born?
1859
Who were the Reno Gang?
Ex Civil War soldiers that carried out train robberies in 1866-69
What year did the Homestead Act get passed?
1862
When was the Pinkerton Agency set up?
1850
Who caused most of the law and order issues in Abilene?
Cowboys from the long drive
What year did Abilene hire Wild Bill Hickok to be their marshal?
1871
What is the key reason lawlessness declines?
The West becomes more civilised
What was the Lincoln County War of 1878?
A conflict between cattle baron John Chisum and smaller ranchers. Billy the Kid was involved because his friend Murphy had been killed in the conflict
When was the Johnson County War?
1892
Who was Wyatt Earp?
A lawman rumoured to be involved in stagecoach robberies before his career who later became a murderous outlaw himself
