WorksheetsCrime and punishment Industrial Period
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
What was the name of the gang who were famous for smuggling?
(a)
Who did smuggling tend to benefit?
Rich
Poor
Both rich and poor
Everyone except the government.
What was invented which made the crime of highway robbery much easier to commit?
Cars
Horses
Carriage
The gift of flight
The 'Black Act' ,when passed, stated that anyone who blackened their face/distinguished their appearance or owned hunting dogs were guilty of poaching. What year was this law passed?
1723
1823
1923
2010
What crime did the Tolpuddle Martyrs commit?
When criminals were transported, to what country were they initially transported?
North America
Australia
Following the American War of Independence in 1783, where were criminals then transported?
Still to North America
Australia
What were some of the Pros and cons of transporting criminals?
Public executions were no longer working. Initially they were supposed to act as a (a) .
Many people, however, did not think of public executions this way. Instead, they viewed public executions as a form of (a) .
My name is ________ ___ and I was a prison reformer who wanted better conditions for women, for women to be guarded by female prison guards and I organised education for women in textiles.
(a)
My name is _________ ______ and I am a prison reformer who persuaded parliament that prisoners who had finished their sentences should be released and not have to pay prison guards to leave. I campaigned for a reasonable standard of living as I believed that only this would help people to change.
(a)
Which of these did Elizabeth Fry NOT campaign for?
Female prisoners to be guarded by female guards.
Improved living conditions, providing prisoners with furniture and clothing.
Taught sewing and leads bible classes.
She campaigned for all of these.
The earliest form of a police force were a group know as the...
(a)
The Metropolitan Police, the first real police force, were created by Sir Robert Peel in the year of ...
(a)
The separate system / silent system, was a prototype prison built in 1842. The name of this was (a) prison.
