According to the textbook,the vigilante execution of the Mexican woman known as Juanita at Downieville was
A)justified by the murder she had committed.
B)a rare example of "due process" in gold rush California.
C)an example of the need for vigilantism in the mines.
D)motivated by her ethnicity.

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The textbook states that Juanita was executed because of her ethnicity, as well as the suspicion that she was a prostitute. There was no evidence linking her to the murder she was accused of, and the trial was conducted in a biased and unfair manner. Therefore, her execution was not justified and cannot be seen as an example of "due process" or the need for vigilantism.

According to the Textbook,the Vigilante Execution of the Mexican Woman