One result of the gold rushes was that government was brought to many areas in the West. The first governments were simply _________ committees--groups of citizens who without any official authority took upon themselves the authority to provide swift justice to those who broke the law.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: vigilante
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What will be an ideal response?
Phillis Wheatley is best known for:
A) her dramatic escape from slavery. B) her radical abolitionist speeches. C) her published thoughts and experiences. D) her survival through the Middle Passage.
The Chisholm Trail was one of the most famous trails used by cowboys to move cattle north where they were shipped to the East for the __________ and packinghouses.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is sati?
a. laws that prevent the remarriage of widows b. widows burning themselves on their husbands’ funeral pyres c. the law that allows men to marry pre-pubescent girls d. custom of disinheriting women when a male heir is born e. worship of female deities