Vagabondage-crimes Flashcards

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what is vagabondage?

A

condition of homelessness without income and there form of income is mainly begging, petty theft.

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why was their an increase of vagabondage?

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poulation increase, falling wages and rising food prices, bad harvests/ starvation
Right to travel was allowed now, allowing people to travel for work.

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why were people scared of these vagrants?

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people saw the vagabonds as lazy or criminals, living in ‘terror of the tramp’.

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How did media influence people about the vagabonds?

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pamphlets warned about the dangers of the vagabonds. Government also passed new laws to deal with this ‘threat’.

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How did the government deal with them?

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Houses of correction (a new type of prison) were built to punish persistent beggars.

Poor law of 1601- made the judgement of were deserving poor people and who weren’t

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