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Highway Robbery

Highway Robbery

Assessment

Presentation

History

Professional Development

Hard

Created by

Mrs Phillips

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10 Slides • 17 Questions

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Drag and Drop

There were different roles within the gang: a ​
was the investor; a ​
would direct the ship to the shore; a ​
would arrange the unloading of the cargo; a ​
carried the goods; and a ​
protected the tubsman.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
venturer
spotsman
lander
tubsman
batsman
pitcher
goalie
striker
catcher
forward

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Reorder

Reorder the following

Gangs would have to be watchful for

officers from HM Customs. The coastline was divided

into 33 areas, each with teams

of preventative officers, whose job it was to

prevent smuggling, or catch the smugglers.

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Multiple Choice

Why were smugglers often not convicted, even when they had been caught?

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The HM Customs were on their side

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The gangs threatened the authorities

3

People 'faced the wall' so they couldn't identify smugglers

4

There weren't enough officials

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Dropdown

Barry Island was a notorious centre of smuggling. In ​
excise men reported a ship with ​
and a crew of 40 was lying off the Island, openly running smuggled goods. In 1798 the Collector of ​
led a party of ​
men into the island. They seized 300 casks of ​
and 3 chests of tea.

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Drag and Drop

Smugglers were often ​
as a deterrent to others. However, as so few were caught it did not stop the problem of smuggling. When the ​
reduced ​
on tea and other goods in the late ​
and early 19th centuries, smuggling declined as it was no longer so ​
.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
executed
Government
tax
18th
profitable
19th
police
venturer

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Reorder the following

Watchtowers were also built along the south coast

of England to protect against

French

invasion. These watchtowers made it far more likely

that smugglers would be

caught. The creation of the Coast

Guard in the 1820s also led to fewer opportunities for smugglers.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a cause of highway robbery?

1

Turnpike roads

2

social crime

3

lack of banking

4

unpoliced roads

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Dropdown

A robber on foot was called a ​
and was often part of a gang. They would rob people travelling on foot and they could be very ​
. They carried a ​
- a short sword. As they didn’t have a horse they targeted ​
, who could not escape easily. They did not have the glamorous image that highwaymen had and were considered to be ​
criminals.

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Dropdown

The most frequent robberies took place on the roads leading in and out of​
. The isolated spot of ​
Heath was a favourite. ​
Common on the ​
North ​
was another area prone to attacks.

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Multiple Choice

Why were highwaymen considered to be socially superior to footpads.

1

They had horses

2

They had more weapons

3

They were able to steal more goods

4

They were more polite

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Multiple Choice

What crime was Dick Turpin eventually executed for?

1

stealing horses

2

burglary

3

stealing cattle

4

murder

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Dropdown

Twm ​
Cati (Thomas Jones) was a ​
highwayman from the 16th and ​
century. He is known as the Welsh ​
Hood as he allegedly stole from the rich and gave to the poor in ​
. However, it is likely that not much of what he stole got to the poor.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following were reasons for the decline in highway robbery?

1

Bow Street Horse Patrol

2

Martello Towers

3

More banks

4

Fewer isolated roads

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