Edexcel History Crime and Punishment c.1500-1700

Which type of crimes did the rise in population lead to?

• Crimes against property

• Crimes against the person

• Crimes against the Church

• Crimes against authority

What type of crimes rose because of the end of Feudalism and the rise of new farming methods?

• Crimes against property

• Crimes against the person

• Crimes against the Church

• Crimes against authority

Crimes against authority such as treason and heresy rose in this period. Why was this?

• The religious beliefs of the country and the monarch changed

• People were more rebellious than usual

• People discovered that the Church was lying to them

• Feudalism ended in England

Who was the first monarch to change the religion of England?

• Elizabeth I

• Mary I

• Henry VIII

• Edward VI

Which of the following means the crime of having religious beliefs that were different to the official religion of the country?

• Treason

• Heresy

• Lying

• Arson

What is a vagabond/vagrant?

• A highway robber

• An unemployed, homeless person

• The person who ran the castle

• Someone who committed treason

Which of the following laws was passed in 1494?

• Poor Laws

• Act for the Relief of the Poor

• Vagrancy Act

• Vagabonds and Beggars Act

Why did smuggling increase in the 17th century?

• The government raised import taxes

• People really wanted chocolate

• They weren't allowed to poach anymore

• The government said you could not go abroad

What became punishable by death in 1542?

• Poaching

• Smuggling

• Witchcraft

• Arson

How did Edward VI change the system of 'benefit of the clergy'?

• He made some crimes exempt e.g. murder

• He allowed them to get away with anything

• He charged them fines to use the system

• He banned it completely