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History Quiz - Crime And Punishment: Industrial Britain (18th And 19th Centuries) (Questions)

How did crime and punishment change in industrial Britain? Test your GCSE History knowledge of new prisons, transportation overseas, and reforms in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Fascinating Fact:

Transportation became a common punishment. Offenders were sent first to American colonies, then to Australia after the American War of Independence.

In GCSE History, the industrial Britain crime and punishment topic explores how rapid urban growth, new industries, and political change led to different views about crime, responsibility, and the best way to punish offenders.

Key Terms

  • Transportation: A punishment where convicted people were sent overseas for years of enforced labour and settlement, usually in distant colonies of the British Empire.
  • Penal colony: A settlement created mainly to hold and control prisoners, where convicts were made to work as part of their punishment.
  • Separate system: A prison regime that kept prisoners alone in their cells for most of the day, aiming to prevent bad influences and encourage reflection.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is industrial Britain crime and punishment in GCSE History?

Industrial Britain crime and punishment in GCSE History covers how offences, courts, and penalties changed in the 18th and 19th centuries as towns grew and government power increased.

Why did Britain use transportation as a punishment?

Britain used transportation to remove offenders from crowded cities, supply labour to colonies, and provide what authorities saw as a strong deterrent without always using the death penalty.

How did prisons change in the 19th century?

In the 19th century prisons became more organised and controlled, with government inspections, strict routines, and systems like separate and silent working to reform as well as punish.

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1. Without any kind of police force, some eighteenth century magistrates set up their own teams of constables. What was John Fielding's force called?
[ ] Bow Street Runners
[ ] Fielding's Runners
[ ] Rochester Row Runners
[ ] Bow Street Boys
2. The Gordon Riots, of 1780, in London lasted for five days. What was the issue involved?
[ ] Anti-French opinion
[ ] Anti-Roman Catholic feeling
[ ] Hunger
[ ] Unemployment
3. A form of mutilation punishment was finally abolished in 1829. The thumb or the cheek were normally chosen to be burnt. What was this practice called?
[ ] Branding
[ ] Marking
[ ] Engraving
[ ] Scorching
4. There were still areas of towns and cities where the forces of law and order were reluctant to go during this period. What were such zones called?
[ ] No go areas
[ ] Off limits zones
[ ] Rookeries
[ ] Forbidden areas
5. In the early nineteenth century there were sites in London where public executions could be observed. One was Newgate, where was the other, situated near to Marble Arch?
[ ] Moorfields
[ ] Coram Fields
[ ] Tyburn
[ ] Pentonville
6. In 1829 the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, set up the Metropolitan Police. They were dubbed "Peelers". What other name was used?
[ ] Bobbies
[ ] The Old Bill
[ ] Rozzers
[ ] The Boys in Blue
7. Instead of being transported some prisoners were held in disused ships moored in the Thames Estuary. What was this accommodation called?
[ ] Prison Ships
[ ] The Hulks
[ ] The Wrecks
[ ] The Medway Boats
8. Corporal punishment in the army was abolished in 1881. What was it called?
[ ] Flogging
[ ] Whipping
[ ] Birching
[ ] Scourging
9. Another form of punishment was abolished in 1837. This involved humiliating the victim, whose arms were stuck in a static wooden structure while the crowd hurled abuse and other things. What was this called?
[ ] The stocks
[ ] The pillory
[ ] The judicial mask
[ ] The crucifix
10. A professional detective organisation was set up within the police from 1877. What was it called?
[ ] Scotland Yard
[ ] The CID
[ ] The Special Patrol Group
[ ] The Special Constabulary

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History Quiz - Crime And Punishment: Industrial Britain (18th And 19th Centuries) (Answers)
1. Without any kind of police force, some eighteenth century magistrates set up their own teams of constables. What was John Fielding's force called?
[x] Bow Street Runners
[ ] Fielding's Runners
[ ] Rochester Row Runners
[ ] Bow Street Boys
These were informal groups, usually employed by a particular court
2. The Gordon Riots, of 1780, in London lasted for five days. What was the issue involved?
[ ] Anti-French opinion
[x] Anti-Roman Catholic feeling
[ ] Hunger
[ ] Unemployment
Feelings could run high in London, where the authorities could do little against a determined riot
3. A form of mutilation punishment was finally abolished in 1829. The thumb or the cheek were normally chosen to be burnt. What was this practice called?
[x] Branding
[ ] Marking
[ ] Engraving
[ ] Scorching
Most forms of torture were falling into disuse during the nineteenth century
4. There were still areas of towns and cities where the forces of law and order were reluctant to go during this period. What were such zones called?
[ ] No go areas
[ ] Off limits zones
[x] Rookeries
[ ] Forbidden areas
Even with a proper police force of the kind that emerged later in the nineteenth century, such areas remained
5. In the early nineteenth century there were sites in London where public executions could be observed. One was Newgate, where was the other, situated near to Marble Arch?
[ ] Moorfields
[ ] Coram Fields
[x] Tyburn
[ ] Pentonville
Executions were public spectacles, where large crowds gathered to enjoy every aspect - including speeches by the victims
6. In 1829 the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, set up the Metropolitan Police. They were dubbed "Peelers". What other name was used?
[x] Bobbies
[ ] The Old Bill
[ ] Rozzers
[ ] The Boys in Blue
They were active only in London, but by 1842 each county had some sort of a police force
7. Instead of being transported some prisoners were held in disused ships moored in the Thames Estuary. What was this accommodation called?
[ ] Prison Ships
[x] The Hulks
[ ] The Wrecks
[ ] The Medway Boats
This was a cheap way of holding convicts, as transportation was expensive
8. Corporal punishment in the army was abolished in 1881. What was it called?
[x] Flogging
[ ] Whipping
[ ] Birching
[ ] Scourging
This was one among a number of army reforms introduced in stages after the Crimean War
9. Another form of punishment was abolished in 1837. This involved humiliating the victim, whose arms were stuck in a static wooden structure while the crowd hurled abuse and other things. What was this called?
[ ] The stocks
[x] The pillory
[ ] The judicial mask
[ ] The crucifix
The reason for abolition was the authorities' concern that serious disorder might develop at such sites
10. A professional detective organisation was set up within the police from 1877. What was it called?
[ ] Scotland Yard
[x] The CID
[ ] The Special Patrol Group
[ ] The Special Constabulary
Henceforward police careers would proceed within the detective force or the mainstream police force
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