1. Friday, December 07, 2018 How to answer ‘American West Questions – Question 4 – January 2013
Must –know about the different types of question in the American West exam.
Should- understand how to answer ‘Recall, Cause and consequences questions’.
Could – plan and write the answer to ‘Why was it so difficult for the US government to solve the problems of law and order in the American West?’

2. Q4 - READING Edexcel GCSE History B Pages 62 and 63
OR SHEET ‘2.3 Establishing law and order: problems and solutions’

3. Why was it difficult for US government to solve law and order problems?
Why was it so difficult for US government to solve problems of law and order?

4. REASONS FOR PROBLEMS OF LAW AND ORDER IN MINING TOWNS
A vast area – transport slow Towns sprang up
Difficult to enforce law & order quickly
Problems
created by
vigilantes
Shortage of reliable law Claim Jumping
enforcement officers.
WHY were there Problems of Law and Order in Mining Towns in the 1850s and 1860s?

5. Question 4-January 2013
Why was it so difficult for the US government to solve problems of law and order in the American West?
Mining took place in very remote areas.
Vigilantes sometimes lynched their victims.
By 1855 there were over 500 saloons in San Francisco.
(Total for Question 4 = 12 marks)

6. HOW TO MARK ANSWERS Level One = 1 – 4 Marks = Grades G/F
Student states example(s) without development of problems.
Example – the towns were far away, there were not enough officers.
Level Two = 5 – 8 Marks = Grades E/D/C
Description of US government actions in dealing with law and order.
Example – vigilantes, private agencies, isolation of towns.
Level Three = 9 – 12 Marks = Grades B/A
Explains why it was so difficult for the US government to solve problems of law and order supported by a range of examples.
Example – the implications of those taking the law into their own hands, the lack of officers, distances involved, the problems with the rapid development of new settlements.