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9 Cards in this Set
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Claim jumping |
stealing one mans claim to a mine after gold had been discovered
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Bank robbery
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Most notorious bank robbed gang was James Younger gang
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Cattle Rustling
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Herds of cattle roaming the plains were easy targets for the cattle rustlers
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Fence Cutting
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Homesteaders, small-scale ranchers would cut barbed-wire fences that were put up by large ranches
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Horse Stealing
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Horses - extremely valuable & essential for survival
If horse thieves were caught - would be hanged For Plains Indians - horse stealing gained them honour |
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Murder
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Shootings - extremely common
Almost impossible to tell how many men were killed |
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Racial Attacks
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Blacks, Indians, Mexicans - targeted
Most targeted - Chinese US government encouraged Chinese to emigrate to help in railroad building process |
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Train Robbery
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Robbers attacked in vast open spaces, where there was hardly anyone around to see - help was hundreds of kilometres away
Stagecoach companies employed men to "ride shotgun" often killed in shoot-outs |
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Train Robbery
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Trains carrying gold & cash - easy targets for robbers & gangs attacked them regularly
Easy to stop train & rob it without interference from forces of law and order Railroad companies - strengthened doors, employed armed guards |
