Bounty Hunters in the Wild West

What was the original meaning of the term 'bounty' in the early 1300s?

• Kindness or goodness

• Reward

• Wealth

• Punishment

Which author first used the term 'bounty hunter' in its present-day meaning?

• Mark Twain

• Norman A. Fox

• Elmore Leonard

• J.K. Rowling

What was the primary occupation of most bounty hunters in the Wild West?

• Outlaws

• Lawmen or freelancers

• Farmers

• Gold miners

What was the typical reward amount for bounty hunters in the Wild West?

• $100 or lower

• $500

• $1,000

• $10,000

How much was the reward for capturing Jesse James, dead or alive, in 1882?

• $50,000

• $10,000

• $15,000

• $25,000

What was the reward for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln?

• $25,000

• $50,000

• $75,000

• $100,000

What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 primarily about?

• Providing rewards for capturing outlaws

• Regulating trade in the Wild West

• Allowing bounty hunters to capture escaped enslaved people

• Establishing law enforcement agencies

What was a common task for bounty hunters under the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Guarding banks

• Capturing escaped enslaved people

• Hunting wild animals

• Protecting stagecoaches

Who was Henry Newton Brown before becoming a marshal?

• A farmer

• A former outlaw

• A school teacher

• A banker

What was Tom Horn known for during his time as a bounty hunter?

• Being responsible for multiple murders

• Writing Western novels

• Being a law-abiding citizen

• Capturing Jesse James