Rookeries And Highwaymen Flashcards
1
Q
What was the most common crime in industrial towns and cities?
A
Rookeries
2
Q
What are pickpockettors
A
Associated with theft, size of cities have pickpockets more opportunities to strike. Worked wherever there was a large crowd
3
Q
What did pickpocketters steal
A
Purses, brooches, pocket watches and handkerchiefs
4
Q
What increased during the industrial revolution.
A
Foreign trade. Many goods produced in Britain. In 18th century growing crime
5
Q
What was the name of a welsh smuggler
A
William owen
6
Q
What is smuggling
A
The illegal trade of transporting goods to avoid paying taxes. Locals supported smuggling as it wasn’t seen as a serious crime. Popular and usually cheaper.
7
Q
What was smuggled into the country
A
Brandy, silk and tobacco wine
