- Women weren't expected to stay in the "women sphere" of society. Women expanded their roles once they moved west.

-They were allowed to attend universities; therefore, many of them went on to become school administrators, doctors, lawyers, etc.

-Because they were allowed to hold property in their own name, some women ran ranches and farms.

-Women often had to do farm work in addition to housework and caring for children.

~The Old West was much more peaceful than American cities are today.

~The true story of the American West is one of cooperation, not conflict.

~The average homicide rate in Cattle Towns per year was only 3.

~On the other hand, there were towns like Benton with an average of one murder a day.

-George Washington appointed the first 13 U.S. Marshals upon the Judiciary Act of 1789.

-Enforced educational integration in many locations in the American South.

-Merged their core missions with new domestic and international responsibilities as the nation matured.

~Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas.

~One of the two county seats of Sebastian County.

~Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting and inspiration for True Grit

-William Quantrill: born on July 31, 1837 and died on June 6, 1865

-Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War and led Quantrill's Raiders.

-Quantrill's Raiders was a loosely organized force of pro-Confederate Partisan rangers.

-Often called "bushwhackers"

-They ambushed Union patrols and supply convoys and struck towns on either side of the Kansas-Missouri border.

-Under Quantrill, they perfected military tactics such as disguises and coordinated attacks.