Crime and Punishment to 1900

What was poaching classed as?

• A moral crime

• A social crime

• A serious crime

• A crime against the person

Which were forms of law enforcement in the Anglo-Saxon Times?

• Hue & Cry

• Tithings

• Trial by Ordeal

• Town Watchmen

Which punishment was a form of compensation in the Anglo-Saxon times?

• Blood Feud

• Stocks & Pillory

• Wergild

• Corporal punishment

Which was not a change made by the Normans?

• Forest Laws

• Murdrum Fine

• Trial by Battle

• Corporal punishment

Which of the following were crimes in the Early Modern Period?

• Vagrancy

• Smuggling

• Witchcraft

• Highway Robbery

Which of these was not a key individual from the Early Modern Period?

• Matthew Hopkins

• Guy Fawkes

• Sir Robert Peel

• James I

Which of the following are reasons a woman might be accused of Witchcraft?

• Not married

• Carried a birth mark

• She was ugly

• She was Old.

Which factors led to an increase in crime in the 1700-1900?

• Growth of towns

• Increase in poverty

• Poor harvests

• Superstition.

Where did we transport out criminals too in the 1600s?

• Australia

• America

• Arabia

• Alicante

Where did we transport our criminals to after the American war of independence?

• Aruba

• Antartica

• America

• Australia