Southeast Kansas Southeast Kansas JusticeJustice

The SettlersThe Settlers

Single young adults Single young adults or small families.or small families.

Few transplant Few transplant colonies in colonies in southeast Kansas.southeast Kansas.

Lacked money and Lacked money and political political connections.connections.

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CooperationCooperation

Forced to rely on fellow settlers.Forced to rely on fellow settlers.

Cannot Trust EveryoneCannot Trust Everyone

Fundamental concern was individual Fundamental concern was individual survival.survival.

Deceptive HusbandsDeceptive Husbands

Farmer BrennerFarmer Brenner

R. A. DaviesR. A. Davies

Cooperative Clubs and CommitteesCooperative Clubs and Committees

Determined who was trustworthy.Determined who was trustworthy.

Kept records of claims and served as Kept records of claims and served as a court justice.a court justice.

LawyersLawyers

Lawyers in anticipated legal battles, but Lawyers in anticipated legal battles, but most settlers did not trust them.most settlers did not trust them.

District CourtsDistrict Courts

No set place for No set place for meetings.meetings.

Held semi-annual Held semi-annual basis.basis.

Elected officer still Elected officer still had to maintain had to maintain own farms.own farms.

ProtectionProtection

Settlers looked to the Cooperative Settlers looked to the Cooperative Clubs and Committees for protection.Clubs and Committees for protection.

PropertyProperty

Property was the most prized Property was the most prized possession.possession.

Against Social OrderAgainst Social Order

Questionable characters were not Questionable characters were not welcomed.welcomed.

Went against the desire of a working Went against the desire of a working community.community.

Gender RolesGender Roles

Men needed to be Men needed to be strong to defend strong to defend property.property.

The strong women The strong women were not were not welcomed.welcomed.

VigilantismVigilantism

Combat violence Combat violence with violence.with violence.

Communities were Communities were governed by governed by unwritten rules.unwritten rules.

Crime Control ModelCrime Control Model

Without criminal conduct under Without criminal conduct under control public order will breakdown.control public order will breakdown.

Screen suspects, determine guilt, Screen suspects, determine guilt, appropriate punishment.appropriate punishment.

Believed their behavior was not Believed their behavior was not outside the law.outside the law.

The EliteThe Elite

Leaders of the cooperative clubs and Leaders of the cooperative clubs and committees were the elite.committees were the elite.

Horse ThievesHorse Thieves

Mode of transportation as well as Mode of transportation as well as entertainment.entertainment.

Notices and warnings about thieves Notices and warnings about thieves were everywhere in Kansas.were everywhere in Kansas.

Cattle DrivesCattle Drives

Texas cattle trade Texas cattle trade threatened threatened property in property in Southeast Kansas.Southeast Kansas.

Resolutions were Resolutions were made to made to discourage cattle discourage cattle drives.drives.

Ladore, KansasLadore, Kansas

Seven men Seven men murdered I. N. murdered I. N. Roach and Roach and assaulted his two assaulted his two servant girls.servant girls.

The town’s people The town’s people thought they were thought they were justified in the justified in the hanging of the men.hanging of the men.

Up Holding JusticeUp Holding Justice

Today, we would consider these Today, we would consider these settlers as taking the laws into their settlers as taking the laws into their own hands.own hands.

Believed they were enforcing existing Believed they were enforcing existing statues, defend their loved ones, and statues, defend their loved ones, and protect their communities against protect their communities against injustice and disorder.injustice and disorder.

Kansas High School StandardKansas High School Standard

4. The student uses a working 4. The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras, and developments in events, eras, and developments in the history of Kansas, the United the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research essential analytical and research skills. skills.

CitationCitation

Mack, John N. “United We Stand: Southeastern Kansas Frontier, 1866-1870.” Mack, John N. “United We Stand: Southeastern Kansas Frontier, 1866-1870.” Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains 30, no. 4 (Winter Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains 30, no. 4 (Winter 2007/2008): 234-251. 2007/2008): 234-251.

Jeffrey GibbensJeffrey Gibbens

Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State University

Fall 2008Fall 2008