Crimes against authority (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When was Witchcraft Act passed?
When was Witchcraft Act passed?
1736
What did Witchcraft Act 1736 do?
What did Witchcraft Act 1736 do?
Repealed all witchcraft laws
Penalty for claiming magical powers after 1736
Penalty for claiming magical powers after 1736
Fines or imprisonment (not death)
3 factors in witchcraft's decline
3 factors in witchcraft's decline
Economic changes, changing attitudes to superstition, scientific advancement
Who established the Royal Society?
Who established the Royal Society?
Charles II
What did Royal Society promote?
What did Royal Society promote?
Scientific experiments & rational thinking
Year of Tolpuddle Martyrs incident
Year of Tolpuddle Martyrs incident
1834
Where were Tolpuddle Martyrs from?
Where were Tolpuddle Martyrs from?
Tolpuddle, Dorset
What did Tolpuddle workers form?
What did Tolpuddle workers form?
Friendly society (early trade union)
What were Tolpuddle Martyrs arrested for?
What were Tolpuddle Martyrs arrested for?
Taking secret oaths
Original purpose of secret oath law
Original purpose of secret oath law
Prevent naval mutinies
Tolpuddle Martyrs' sentence
Tolpuddle Martyrs' sentence
7 years' transportation to Australia
How many people protested Tolpuddle sentences?
How many people protested Tolpuddle sentences?
Over 200,000 signed petitions
When were Tolpuddle Martyrs pardoned?
When were Tolpuddle Martyrs pardoned?
1836