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When you mean old is when? Also would love you to expand on this too.
by Xunjin 2y ago
When you mean old is when? Also would love you to expand on this too.
- drexlspivey 2y agoRoughly 1830-1890. I am referring to frontier territories before/during the westward expansion. There were mining/cattle towns (eg Deadwood). There was no official federal or state government yet. They operated under a free market obviously (you could trade with anyone, no taxes or levies). Disputes were resolved through arbitration or informal courts. They relied on private lawmen or hired security (Pinkertons)
- dwaltrip 2y agoAw yes, the frontier Wild West, famously known for peace and stability.
- avidphantasm 2y agoAnd those markets relied upon the US Army to remove Native Americans to create the “free” real estate upon which the whole thing relied.