Lesson 12: 1500-1700 punishments and bloody code
Cards (23)
- What time period does Lesson 13 cover?
- What is the Bloody Code?
- How many capital crimes were there by 1800?
- What was the purpose of the Bloody Code?
- Why did the Bloody Code fail to reduce crime?
- What were the social reasons for sending criminals to America?
- What were Houses of Correction used for?
- How did the New World exploration influence punishment?
- What was a common reason for people being punished?
- What was the role of capital punishment in society?
- What was a common misconception about women and capital punishment?
- What could criminals do to avoid the death penalty?
- What was a common disease that affected prisoners?
- What was the economic reason for the lack of an organized prison system?
- How did the harsh punishments of the Bloody Code affect society?
- What was the intended effect of breaking up rocks for prisoners?
- What was a common punishment for vagrants?
- What was the significance of the King James version in relation to vagrants?
- How did societal attitudes towards young offenders change?
- What was a common belief about the poor during this time?
- What was the impact of the lack of an organized prison system?
- How did the economic conditions influence crime rates?
- What was a common fate for pregnant women accused of crimes?