It has been a long time since the last post. Most of our time since then has been on US Civil Rights with the odd bit of the Bloody Code, Jonathan Wild, Guy Fawkes and the background to Crime and Punishment 1750-1900 thrown in for good measure.
This week we will be looking at Transportation and we'll be traveling to America, Australia and a village just outside of Dorchester
Festival in honour of the Topuddle Martyrs
Extended Learning Assignment
Why
did the authorities start using transportation as a punishment in the 1660s and
stop using it in 1868? (12)
- In the 1660s some criminals were sent to the Americas
- 1823: Gaol Act
- By the 1830s it was costing half a million pounds per year to transport criminals to Australia
Crime Song 5: 'Down By the Water' - PJ Harvey (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbq4G1TjKYg
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