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1
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What 4 factors encouraged lawlessness

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Geographical, political, social and economic

2
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FACTORS- geographical

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The west was very vast and sparsely populated, transportation was slow

3
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FACTORS- political

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There was a shortage of reliable law officers in new min if and cow towns, politicians didn’t want to pay to employ new officers

4
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FACTORS- Social

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Conflicts between ethnic groups, civil war soldiers found it hard to adjust to normal life

5
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FACTORS- Economic

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Lots of people wanting to make money

6
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What were the values and attitudes

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That is was your responsibility to sort your own problems out, lots of people carry guns and if you shoot someone in self defence then it’s not breaking the law

7
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Who were vigilantes

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People who took the law into their own hands

8
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What did the vigilantes do?

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Drove suspected criminals out of town and lynched them

9
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We’re vigilantes good or bad?

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They were both, sometimes they helped but often they made the problem worse

10
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Who were US marshals

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They were appointed by the president to oversee a state or territory

11
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Who were town marshals

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They were appointed by the people of the towns to overlook the town

12
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Who were sheriffs?

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Elected by the county for a 2 year period of office

13
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Who were the Texas Rangers?

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Small army of men employed to enforce law in Texas in 1820s

14
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The Pinkerton detective agency?

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A private company which was hired by banks railroads and stage coaches to provide protection