1800's law and order Flashcards
(9 cards)
why did people not like/ trust law and order
believed to be corrupt and easily bribed
what is being lynched
group of people taking law into their own hands and executing someone suspected of commiting a crime
what is a vigilante
group of citizens who punished suspected lawbreakers themselves (self-appointed law enforcers)
what’s a posse
group of men called by sheriff or marshal to help enforce law
US marshal
elected officer, responsible for keeping peace/ carrying out orders of a law court
what are road agents
gang of criminals who wait in isolated spots along road, robbing travellers
what is a sheriff
police officer in charge of district
what is assimilation
a minority group’s adoption of beliefs and ways of life of the dominant culture, loosing their own culture during the process
what was significant about billy the kid, how and when did he die
outlaw symbolising lawlessness and he was killed in 1881 after a violent spree
