According to the Textbook,the Vigilante Execution of the Mexican Woman

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook,the vigilante execution of the Mexican woman known as Juanita at Downieville was

• A)justified by the murder she had committed.
• B)a rare example of "due process" in gold rush California.
• C)an example of the need for vigilantism in the mines.
• D)motivated by her ethnicity.

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