RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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People who didn’t obey the law
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People who obeyed the law
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People who kept a lookout for Indian attacks
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People who took the law into their own hands
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Detailed explanation-1: -vigilante. noun. vig·i·lan·te ˌvij-ə-ˈlant-ē : a member of a group of volunteers who decide on their own to stop crime and to punish criminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -vigilante Add to list Share. If you’re a vigilante, you might take the law into your own hands by trying to catch or punish someone in your own way. If you wrestle jaywalkers down to the ground, you might be called a vigilante.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vigilantism (/vɪdʒɪˈlæntɪzəm/) is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
Detailed explanation-4: -A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate. The word comes (in the mid 19th century) from Spanish, and means literally ‘vigilant’.