c1500-c1700 ( early modern )

• What act began in 1574?

  vagrancy act
• What did the vagrancy act state?

  any unemployed, able bodied person should be branded with a V and forced into slavery
• What king introduced transporation?

  James I
• What is a vagabond?

  a homeless unemployed person
• Why did people become vagabonds?

  . War

  . Population growth

  . Bad harvest
• During Tudor and Stuart periods witchcraft was a crime punishable by death
• What were bad harvests blamed on?

  witches
• Who was the witch-hunter general?

  Mathew Hopkins
• What happened in 1645?

  Mathew Hopkins led a large scale witch-hunt in east England
• Who was the leader of the gunpowder plot?

  Robert Catesby
• What year was the gunpowder plot?

  1605
• Which king was the gunpowder plot trying to kill?

  James I
• What religion did England become over the reighn of Henry VIII?

  protestant
• Refusing to adhere to religious beliefs of the monarch was a criminal offence
• What were town watchmen?

  Men that were employed to patrol streets at night with a bell and lamp in order to deter and catch criminals in the act
• What book did James I write?

  Daemonologie
• What year was Daemonoligie published?

  1597
• Where were criminals taken that were sentenced for transportation and for how long?

  North America, 7 to 14 years depending on severity of the crime
• What was the name for 1500-1700?

  Early modern
• What time period does the term "Early Modern" refer to in the context of crimes?

  1500-1700
• What is vagabondage?


  A person who wanders around looking for food and shelter
• What are Puritan Crimes?

  Crimes involving breaking the codes of Oliver Cromwell
• What does the Vagrancy Act of 1547 state?

  A person who is out of work for 3 days can be sold as a slave
• What was the punishment for witchcraft according to the Witchcraft Act of 1542?

  Witchcraft was punishable by death
• What is the Poor Law of 1601?

  A law aimed at providing assistance to the poor
• What does the Game Act of 1671 prohibit?

  Banned non-landowners from hunting
• What are the notable crimes during the Early Modern period from 1500-1700?

  • Vagabondage
  • Witchcraft
  • Smuggling
  • Puritan Crimes
  • Poaching
• How did population growth affect towns?

  It led to greater competition for jobs and larger towns.
• What happened to food prices during a bad harvest?

  Food prices rocketed, causing desperation among people.
• What significant action did Henry VIII take regarding the Catholic Church?

  He broke away from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England.
• What was the impact of Henry VIII dissolving the monasteries?

  It affected society as many monasteries provided charitable work.
• What major event occurred in England between 1641 and 1642?

  There was a civil war in England.
• What did the witchcraft act of 1542 declare?

  Witchcraft to be a capital crime.
• Why did people blame witches during hard times?

  They needed someone to blame when harvests failed and times were hard.
• What were common signs to spot a witch?

  • Having a mole or wart
  • Typically elderly women
  • Having a familiar (like a black cat)
  • Missing church
  • Unintelligible muttering
• Who was Mathew Hopkins?

  He was the self-assigned witch hunter general.
• What did Mathew Hopkins do in 1645?

  He led a wide-scale witch hunt across England.
• How did James I influence the witch craze?

  His obsession with witches encouraged the witch hunts.
• What was the method of ducking in witch trials?

  The accused was thrown into water to determine guilt.
• What determined if someone was guilty in the ducking method?

  If they floated, they were considered a witch; if they sank, they were innocent.