C + P- 18th And 19th Century Britsin Flashcards
(62 cards)
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What time period is 18th and 19th century Britain?
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c.1700 - c.1900
2
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Name two factors which increased crime.
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- increase of urbanisation
- new forms of transport made it harder to track down criminals
- rapid population growth
- rich and poor living closer together
3
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Which two crimes changed in this time period? How did they change?
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- Poaching
- More professional/ poaching gangs
- Smuggling
- Gangs became more organised and clever
4
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What did the govt. do to decrease poaching? (What Law)
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- Black Act (1723)
- harsh anti-poaching laws
- capital crime
5
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When was poaching no longer part of the Bloody Code?
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Early 19th century (1823)
6
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What TWO things did the government do to reduce smuggling crimes?
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- reduce importing duty tax (cheaper to ship goods)
- Coast guards
7
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What crime increased rapidly in this time period?
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Highway robbery
8
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State three reasons why highway robbery increased.
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- more trade/ goods moved around country
- few banks/ cash was handheld
- wealthy travelled in coaches
- roads isolated between towns
9
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What two things resulted in the decline of highway robbery?
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- Banks
- Horse patrol
10
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What important development in this period changed Britain’s crimes, law enforcement and punishments?
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Industrial Revolution
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How did the Industrial Revolution change population?
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- increased
- mass migration to urban areas
12
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How did the Industrial Revolution change work?
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- work in factories/ workshops/mills
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How did the Industrial Revolution change voting rights?
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- ALL (men) could vote
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How did the Industrial Revolution change agriculture?
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- better knowledge of agriculture
- food produced easily, imported cheaply from abroad
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How did the Industrial Revolution change politics and government?
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- wider responsibility to look after ordinary citizens
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How did the Industrial Revolution change travel?
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- cheaper and quicker
- railways/ steam power/ canals
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How did the Industrial Revolution change economy?
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- leading trade country
- govt. higher taxes
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How did the Industrial Revolution change education?
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- 95% of population literate
- kids had to go to school until 13
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How did the Industrial Revolution change beliefs?
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- Darwin’s theory of evolution made people believe that some were born as criminals
- Religion challenged by science
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How did the Industrial Revolution change taxes?
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- higher working population
- higher taxes to govt.
- more money spent on law enforcement
21
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What did the Tolpuddle Martyrs do?
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- 6 farm workers
- friendly union to protest and improve pay
22
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What law were the Tolpuddle Martyrs arrested under?
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- old naval law to prevent mutinies
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Why were authorities so worried about the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
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French Revolution caused France to lose control of workers, England was scared same thing would happen
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What punishment did the Tolpuddle Martyrs face?
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Transportation to Australia
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How did the public react to the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
mass protests
press was extremely influential - publicised families of martyrs
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What eventually happened to the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
- pardoned
- received a 'hero's welcome'
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Name one Tolpuddle Martyr.
George Loveless
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Who established the Bow Street Runners?
The Fielding Brothers
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Who were the. Bow Street Runners? How did they transition to a professional police force?
- influenced by the idea of thief takers
- charged a fee for use and collected rewards for successfully convicting people
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What effective tactic did the Bow Street Runners use?
- 'Hue and Cry' newsletter
- named and described wanted criminals in the area
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What two things did the Bow Street Runners change about their method of law enforcement from thief-takers?
- increased foot and horse patrols
- shared info about criminals with other law enforcers
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For what two reasons did people oppose an official police force?
- people thought it would be too expensive
- like having an army in the streets
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What was Englands first uniformed professional police force? When was it formed?
- Early 19th century (1829)
- Metropolitan Police
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Why was the Metropolitan Police better than the Bow Street Runners?
- larger in numbers
- better organised
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What did Peel do to make the public see the police positively?
Uniforms green and red to dark blue to tell them apart from army
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What was policing like outside of London? How did this change?
- Initially it was optional
- By halfway through 19th century all local areas had to have a police force that was inspected
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Name two detective organisations set up.
Scotland Yard
Criminal Investigations Department (CID)
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What invention allowed police forces to communicate information quickly?
Telegraph - National Crime Records set up.
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Which three individuals influenced questioning the death penalty?
Charles Dickens
Elizabeth Fry
John Howard
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What new belief replaced the Bloody Code?
Criminals should be given chance to reform and rehabilitate
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Why were some people going unpunished before abolishment of the Bloody Code?
Juries were sympathetic to people who were sentenced to the death penalty
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Why were people sent to Australia to do manual labour? 2 reasons
- more 'humane' than death penalty
- British prisons not designed for large numbers of prisoners
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Give 4 reasons as to why transportation was stopped.
- Gold discovered there - less of a punishment
- GB prisoners blamed for crime rates in Austrailia
- More prisons built in Britain
- Campaigners against shipping conditions
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Give 4 reasons as to why public executions were ended
- party like atmosphere - children and employers had time off to watch hangings
- pickpocketing and prostituition
- crowds would mock authorities and heroise the criminal
- reformers
45
Describe prisons before the 18th century
- used for holding before trial not punish
- everyone crowded together
- pay for food/bedding/wine/women
- houses of correction
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Describe prisons after 18th century (use etc.)
- replacement for bloody code
- reform and rehabilitation
- hard labour
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What was humanitarianism?
- all people are equal
- inhumane treatment should be stopped
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Who was John Howard?
- High Sheriff
- shocked at state of prisons and wrote book
- recommended clean water and food
- prisoners to have private cells
- prisons to be paid
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Who was Elizabeth Fry?
- Puritan
- wanted women and children to be safe in prisons
- organised prison education and bible studies
- campaigned
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What law introduced prison inspections? When was it established?
- Gaols Act
- 1835
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What was the Separate system?
- kept in solitude
- prevent criminals influencing each other
- 'reflect' on their crime
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Name two features of Pentonville which isolated prisoners
- thick walls so couldn't take
- worked in their cells
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What work did prisoners do in prison?
- oakum picking (separating rope)
- weaving on loom
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How were they separated outside of cells?
-- face masks for exercise
- individual booths in chapel
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What made Pentonville modern?
- 5 wings with individual cells
- piped water to cells
- heating system and ventilation
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What were two Pentonville punishments?
- crank - turning it for hundreds of times
- treadwheel - step up to make a giant wheel move
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Describe the 1865 Prisons Act
- strict regime in all prisons
- extremely harsh to prisoners
- boring food/ repetitive hard labour/ wooden board beds
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Who was Robert Peel?
Home Secretary
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What did Peel achieve in 1820?
- key role in ending bloody code
- minor crimes fairly punished
- reformed prisons - listened to Elizabeth Fry
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Describe Peels' Gaol Act
- regular inspections of prisons
- wages for prison staff
- female prisoners looked after by female wardens
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How did Peel respond to criticisms of the police? Describe his rules.
- created a clear set of rules for police officers
- positive and trusting relationship with police
- no prejudice or buas
- positive role models
- force last resort/ no weapons for officers
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What aims did Peel have for the police?
- proper pay structure
- police headquarters set up in Scotland yard
- distinctive blue uniform (Dif. to army)
- truncheons and handcuffs- weapons not linked to army
- high quality standardised training
