c1700-c1900: 18th and 19th century Britain (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period for crimes against person/property study
Time period for crimes against person/property study
1700-1900
Effect of urbanisation on community bonds
Effect of urbanisation on community bonds
Weakened traditional community bonds
Century when highway robbery was most notorious
Century when highway robbery was most notorious
18th century
When highway robbery disappeared completely
When highway robbery disappeared completely
1830s
Why highway robbery increased in 18th century
Why highway robbery increased in 18th century
Better roads meant more people travelling
When highway robbery became a capital crime
When highway robbery became a capital crime
1772
Factors that ended highway robbery
Factors that ended highway robbery
Mounted patrols and railway system
Waltham Black Act 1723 effect on poaching
Waltham Black Act 1723 effect on poaching
Made poaching a capital crime
Peak period for smuggling
Peak period for smuggling
1740-1850
Main cause of increased smuggling
Main cause of increased smuggling
High taxes on imported goods
Public attitude towards smugglers
Public attitude towards smugglers
Seen as heroes who brought affordable goods
Why smuggling declined after 1840s
Why smuggling declined after 1840s
Government reduced taxes on imported goods
Term for stealing food to feed families
Term for stealing food to feed families
Survival crimes
Famous smuggling gang in Kent & Sussex 1740s
Famous smuggling gang in Kent & Sussex 1740s
Hawkhurst Gang
Other Waltham Black Act restrictions (1723)
Other Waltham Black Act restrictions (1723)
Illegal to carry snares/own dogs in poaching areas