smuggling : the industrial period Flashcards
what are custom duties?
taxes placed on imported items
what were the custom duties on tea?
70% of the initial cost
what were excise duties places on in 1688?
essentials like salt,leather and soap
why was smuggling so popular?
people didnt see it as a real crime and many people were willing to buy off the black market as the custom duties were so high
what were the causes of smuggling?
. insufficient policing on coastlines
. high custom duties
. not seen as a real crime
how much more could people make by smuggling?
6 times their daily wage
what jobs did smugglers normally have?
. they tended to be farmers
what were the names of two famous smuggling gangs on the coast of south england?
Hawkhurst and hadleigh
what was the general size of a big smuggling gang?
50-100 people
what was the names given for the jobs in a smuggling gang?
. the venturer
. the spotsman
. the lander
. tubsmen and batsmen
what was the venturer responsible for doing ?
a wealthy individual or group that funded the operations behind the scenes
what was the spotsman responsible for?
making sure the ship with smuggled goods made it to the right place on the coast
what was the lander responsible for?
arranging tub-boats to carry the smuggled cargo to the shore
what were tubmen responsible for?
tubmen would do all the manual heavy labour
what were batsmen responsible for?
. protection , they would carry round heavy oak clubs or handguns
