Starter – Medicine Revision – Egypt! 1.What did the Egyptians write on? 2.Who was the goddess of war and health? 3.True or false? The Egyptians did not have specialised healers 4.The Egyptians thought that people became ill when what became blocked? 5.How is this related to the River Nile? 6.What religious process helped the Egyptians discover about the human body? 7.Name one thing you could do to unblock a channel in the body 8.Name another way to unblock channels 9.Name one thing prehistoric and Egyptians did to treat illness 10.Name one thing that helped the Egyptians improve medical knowledge

Lesson Title: What forces of law and order were there in the west? Know the different forces of law and order Understand how far vigilantes were a force for good Skills: making judgements, interpreting evidence, source analysis

Task One Copy out the following table in your exercise book: Using the information on page 114 of the text book to complete the table Title Who appointed them? What did they do?Potential Difficulties? US marshalsThe President Had to oversee a state or territory As this was often such a large area they appointed deputies to help them Areas they were in charge of were huge – difficult to oversee such an area Town marshals Sheriffs The Texas Rangers The Pinkerton Detective Agency Judges

Vigilantes What were vigilantes? People who took the law into their own hands What actions did they take? They usually drove suspected criminals out of town or lynched them Why were they needed? In the early days, it took time for law and order to get established in new towns and communities. Sheriffs were often badly paid and took bribes, criminals could pay them off. Were they a force for good or evil? They helped some communities where there was no alternative but sometimes they added to the problem by accusing and punishing the wrong people. An example of this is Jim Averill and Ella Watson.

Task Two Fill in the source question planning sheet using sources 6 – 10 on p115 of the textbook The question on the planning sheet is typical of a question you would be asked on a paper 2 exam, and you could be awarded up to 12 marks Once you have filled in the planning sheet, write up your answer quoting each of the sources This task must be finished for homework if it is not completed within the lesson

Plenary Were vigilantes a force for good or evil? Tweet about it! You have a maximum of 140 characters!