What is happening in this picture What is happening in this picture and why?and why?

Why was Law and Order Why was Law and Order a problem in the West?a problem in the West?

Learning objectivesLearning objectives

• To know some of the different crimes that were committed.

• To understand why these crimes were committed.

• To be able to assess the effectiveness of vigilantes.

Different types of crimeDifferent types of crime

Bank robberyBank robbery

Cattle rustlingCattle rustling

Claim jumpingClaim jumping

Fence cuttingFence cutting

Horse stealingHorse stealing

Racial attacksRacial attacks

ShootingsShootings

Robbery (Road Agents)Robbery (Road Agents)

Train robberyTrain robbery

Task 1Task 1Type of crime Example Factors

Bank robbery

Cattle rusting

Claim jumping

Fence cutting

Horse stealing

Racial attacks

Shootings

Road agents

Train robbery

The forces of law and orderThe forces of law and order

US Marshalls

Town Marshalls

Sheriffs

Texas Rangers

The Pinkerton Detective Agency

Judges

Task 2Task 2

• Why were the forces of law and order weak?

Were vigilantes a force for good or evil?Were vigilantes a force for good or evil?

LynchingLynching

Wanted postersWanted posters

Task 3Task 3

• Divide your page in two.

• Go down about ten lines.

• On the one side write the good the vigilantes did and on the other the bad they did.

VigilantesVigilantes

Good they did Harm they did

HomeworkHomework

• How far did the vigilantes solve the problems of law and order in the American West? (8) 2002

So what have we learnt?So what have we learnt?

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