Crime and Punishment: c1700-c1900 Flashcards
1
Q
Witchcraft Laws appealed
A
1736
2
Q
Black Act
A
1723
3
Q
Poaching
A
- Only landowners whose land was worth more than £100 a year could hunt
- Many poachers used violence against gamekeepers such as a Staffordshire farm labourer in 1786
4
Q
The Black Market
A
Criminal gangs of poachers supplied towns and cities with growing demand for food due to population growth on the black market.
5
Q
French Revolution
A
1789
6
Q
The Tollpuddle Martyrs
A
1833
7
Q
Population increase
A
1750: 9.5 million people in England and Wales
8
Q
Voting Rights
A
1885: All men could vote
9
Q
Railways
A
1840s
10
Q
Literacy
A
1850: 70% of people could read and write
1900: 95%
- 1880: all children have to go to school until the age of 13
11
Q
The Fielding Brothers
A
1805
12
Q
Met Police Force
A
1829
13
Q
Town had own Police Forces
A
1835
14
Q
Bloody Code Abolished
A
1820s-1830s
15
Q
Last Beheading
A
1820
