Highway Robbery
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History
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Professional Development
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Hard
Mrs Phillips
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10 Slides • 17 Questions
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Between __ and ___ people would be involved in a smuggling gang.
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Reorder the following
Gangs would have to be watchful for
officers from HM Customs. The coastline was divided
into 33 areas, each with teams
of preventative officers, whose job it was to
prevent smuggling, or catch the smugglers.
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Multiple Choice
Why were smugglers often not convicted, even when they had been caught?
The HM Customs were on their side
The gangs threatened the authorities
People 'faced the wall' so they couldn't identify smugglers
There weren't enough officials
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The main gangs were the _________ and ________ gangs, who operated along the south coast of England and who dealt with several loads of smuggled goods every week.
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Reorder
Reorder the following
Watchtowers were also built along the south coast
of England to protect against
French
invasion. These watchtowers made it far more likely
that smugglers would be
caught. The creation of the Coast
Guard in the 1820s also led to fewer opportunities for smugglers.
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Fill in the Blanks
The watchtowers were called
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a cause of highway robbery?
Turnpike roads
social crime
lack of banking
unpoliced roads
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Multiple Choice
Why were highwaymen considered to be socially superior to footpads.
They had horses
They had more weapons
They were able to steal more goods
They were more polite
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The most famous highwayman was Dick ______. Before turning to highway robbery, he was a _______, who joined a gang of robbers. He stole cattle, burgled houses and stole money from people.
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Multiple Choice
What crime was Dick Turpin eventually executed for?
stealing horses
burglary
stealing cattle
murder
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Dropdown
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Multiple Select
Which of the following were reasons for the decline in highway robbery?
Bow Street Horse Patrol
Martello Towers
More banks
Fewer isolated roads
Between __ and ___ people would be involved in a smuggling gang.
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