Jesse James

Famous People

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Jesse James and his outlaw gang robbed banks and trains in the American West from 1866 to 1881. The gang's last attempted robbery was their most famous.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
crime
American West

Vocabulary

outlaw
gang
minister
raider
legend
beyond
attempt
safe
murder
escape
capture
hurt
reward
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