Industrial Revolution 1700 to 1900 Flashcards
what happened in 1776?
1776 – American war
of Independence.
what happened in 1789?
1789– French
Revolution
what happened 1834-35?
1834-35 – Sir Robert
Peel becomes Prime
Minister.
which act was changed in1723?
1723 – Waltham Black Act makes
poaching illegal.
which act was changed in 1735?
1735 – Witchcraft Act.
what was happening in between 1739-45?
1739-45 – Hawkhurst Gang control
smuggling along the South East coast of
England
what was changed in 1827?
1827 – Black Act repealed.
what was happened in 1834?
1834 – Tolpuddle Martyrs charged under
naval mutiny law for forming a union.
what was introduced in 1805?
1805 – Horse patrols set up by the fielding
Brothers.
what was introduced in 1829?
1829 – Metropolitan Police Act (police set
up in London).
what was introduced in 1835?(act)
1835 – Municipal Corporations Act (Other
towns could set up Police forces only 50%
did).
what was introduced in 1842?
1842- Detective Department set up in
London.
what was introduced in 1878?
1878 – CID set up in London
what was introduced in 1894?
1894 – Mugshots introduced to identify
suspects.
what happened between 1778-1868?
1778-1868 – Transportation of criminals to
Australia (Over 160,000).
what act was passed in 1823?
1823 – Judgement of Death Act gives judges power to reduce death penalty to transportation
4 crimes popularized in the industrial rev
Sedition.
Highway robbery.
Smuggling.
Poaching.
what is Sedition?
when drugs are given to help you feel more relaxed during a procedure
what was Highway robbery?
Highwaymen were robbers on horseback and they usually worked alone or in small groups. They attacked travellers in carriages or on horseback. Highwaymen increased in number in the early 18th century. They targeted stagecoaches, carriages, farmers returning from market and the mail coaches.
what is Smuggling?
Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people
