| Horse thieves, cattle rustlers,
bank robbers, train and stagecoach robbers, highwaymen, murderers, these were
but some of the criminals who infested the American frontier during the 19th
century. In English legend Robin Hood can be considered a bandit, but the
outlaws of the Old West were far more violent men and women without any scruples
when it came to taking property or life. The careers of many outlaws have been glamorized through fictional accounts of their deeds and their exploits have been the basis for many movie scripts. The era of the American outlaw lasted about 100 years roughly from 1800 to 1900．There had been lawlessness during the Colonial Era. Frontiers have always attracted misfits, failures and renegades who hope to profit by being beyond the reach of government. In the years just before the Revolutionar A. Robin Hood was as cruel as a bandit B. the story of Robin Hood has never been documented C. the criminals in America’s Old West were extremely cruel D. the Western countries used to be infested with bandits [单项选择]What is mentioned about Robert
A. He enjoys avant-garde sculpture. B. His visit could be delayed. C. His hobbies are athletic. D. He has been to Petroglyph National Park. [单项选择]Horse thieves, cattle rustlers, bank robbers, train and stagecoach robbers, highwaymen, murderers, these were but some of the criminals who infested the American frontier during the 19th century. In English legend Robin Hood can be considered a bandit, but the outlaws of the Old West were far more violent men and women without any scruples when it came to taking property or life.
The careers of many outlaws have been glamorized through fictional accounts of their deeds and their exploits have been the basis for many movie scripts. The era of the American outlaw lasted about 100 years roughly from 1800 to 1900．There had been lawlessness during the Colonial Era. Frontiers have always attracted misfits, failures and renegades who hope to profit by being beyond the reach of government. In the years just before the Revolutionary War, gangs of horse thieves in the back country of South Carolina were broken up by organized bands of farmers called regulators. As frontier s 我来回答: 提交
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