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WorksheetsReview and Revise: 1700 - 1900
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these was NOT a reason Highway Robbery increased?
Isolated roads
Increased transportation between towns
Use of railroads increasing
Difficult to police roads
Why were the Tolpuddle Martyrs pardoned?
Violent protests
Protests by signatures
End of sentences
Marching protests
Which of these was a form of capital punishment?
Hanging
Transportation
Carting
Stocks
What was the Black Act of 1723?
Increase in the number of crimes that had death penalty
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The Government reduced import duties (tax on goods being brought into the country)
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Soldiers returning from war found it difficult to find work. Horses and handguns were cheap
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Despite being ruthless (e.g. cutting a women's tongues out), they were glamorous figures
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Carrying a weapon or owning a dog could result in prison
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
People didn't report the crime as they could buy goods at much lower prices
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Carrying a weapon or a disguise could result in execution
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
The Black Act 1723 made this a capital offence
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
The law was unfair depending on how much land you had
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
The leaders of the Hawhurst Gang (ArthurGray and Thomas Kingsmill) were hanged in 1748 & 1749.
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Villagers gave those accused an alibi as they didn't agree with the laws
Highway Robbery
Smuggling
Poaching
Which of these was NOT a reason transportation stopped being used as a punishment
Too expensive to do
No more labourers needed in Australia
More prisons had been built
The influence of Robert Peel
Which of these was NOT a feeling about punishment in the 19th century
Punishments should be equal to the crime
Coporal and Capital punishments were inhumane
Punishments should be about rehabilitation
Punishments should be about deterrence
How many people were transported to Australia between 1787 - 1868?
80,000
160,000
320,000
640,000
Between 1842 and 1877 how many new prisons had been built?
60
70
80
90
In what year did the last hanging for shoplifting take place?
1825
1845
1865
1885
Which event in the USA stopped prisoners being transported there?
War of Independence, 1776
End of slavery in the US, 1865
US Civil War, 1861
Boston Tea Party, 1773
In which year was the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) set up?
1878
1888
1898
Which 'Act' set up Britain's first professional police force in London?
Police Act
Metropolitan Police Act
Municipal Corporations Act
Gaols Act
Which organisation was set up by the Fielding Brothers?
Bow Street Runners
Pentonville Prison
Criminal Investigation Department
Metropolitan Police
Which of these was NOT a reason that Witchcraft was no longer considered a crime?
People generally feeling happier in life
More education led to less superstition
The Royal Society - increased scientific understanding
The Bloody Code
What was the purpose of the Royal Society?
Increase the number of scientific experiments
Increase the gap between rich and poor
Increase exploration of new lands
Increase the number of punishments
