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Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Which of the following is true regarding the new Poor Law passed after the investigation of the Royal Commission?

  1. It was passed in 1834 and it set up a new system

  2. Parishes were combined into unions and each Poor Law union built a workhouse.

  3. To receive help, the poor would have to go and live in the workhouse.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act centralized the system, created unions of parishes, and enforced the 'workhouse test' where relief was only available inside the workhouse.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

When did the merchants trading with West Indies clubbed together to fund a river police force at Wapping?

  1. 1798

  2. 1810

  3. 1812

  4. 1822
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Merchants were losing an estimated £500,000 (equivalent to £50.9 million in 2019) of stolen cargo annually from the Pool of London on the River Thames by the late 1790s. A plan was devised to curb the problem in 1797 by an Essex Justice of the Peace and master mariner, John Harriot, who joined forces with Patrick Colquhoun and utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham. Armed with Harriot's proposal and Bentham's insights, Colquhoun was able to persuade the West India Planters Committees and the West India Merchants to fund the new force. They agreed to a one-year trial and on 2 July 1798, after receiving government permission, the Thames River Police began operating with Colquhoun as Superintending Magistrate and Harriot the Resident Magistrate. Hence, Option A is correct. 

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What was the role of Bow Street horse patrol?

  1. They were intended to collect the taxes from travellers

  2. Their job was to track down the criminals in cities

  3. They were intended to stop the highwaymen from robbing travellers

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Bow Street Horse Patrol was specifically created to patrol the roads around London to protect travelers from highwaymen.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

What was the job of Bow Street Runners?

  1. To track down the criminals

  2. To track the epidemics

  3. To provide the jobs the workers

  4. To provide shelter facility to the poor people
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bow Street Runners acted as a proto-police force, tasked with investigating crimes and tracking down criminals in London.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

The workhouses were designed to hold how many people?

  1. 300 to 500

  2. 4000 to 5000

  3. 7000 to 9000

  4. 10000 to 15000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
By the middle of the 18th Century, many members of the English gentry were worried about the rising number of paupers - their concerns no doubt fanned by the events of the French revolution across the Channel.

A broad consensus emerged: merging 20 or 30 parishes into “incorporations” - creating a more cost-effective solution. This was the birth of the enormous workhouses that could host 300-500 poor folk. They became known as houses of industry. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, none of these figures correspond to the official figure, hence, incorrect. 
Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Who was responsible for law and order in the eighteenth century in England?

  1. Parish constables

  2. Parish nightwatchmen

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the 18th century, law enforcement was decentralized, relying on unpaid or part-time officials like parish constables and nightwatchmen.

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Why did the reformers want to stop prisoners from mixing?

  1. They felt this led to more crime as criminals learned from each other

  2. They felt this could lead to the prison break

  3. They felt this could lead a prison riot

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
A separate system is a form of prison management based on the principle of keeping prisoners in solitary confinement. When first introduced in the early 19th century, the objective of such a prison or "penitentiary" was that of penance by the prisoners through silent reflection upon their crimes and behavior, as much as that of prison security. More commonly, however, the term "separate system" is used to refer to a specific type of prison architecture built to support such a system. The Penitentiary Act which passed in 1779 following John Howard's agitation introduced solitary confinement, religious instruction, and a labor regime and proposed two state penitentiaries, one for men and one for women. Designers of these penal institutions drew heavily on monastic solitary confinement to both destroy the identity of the inmate (and thus make him easier to control) and to crush the "criminal subculture" that flourished in densely populated prisons.

Prisoners incarcerated in separate system prisons were reduced to numbers, their names, faces, and past histories eliminated. The guards and warders charged with overseeing these prisoners knew neither their names nor their crimes and were prohibited from speaking to them. Prisoners were hooded upon exiting a cell and even wore felted shoes to muffle their footsteps. The result was dumb obedience and passive disorientation that shattered the "criminal community." Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, escape from prisons(prison break) or prison riot was possible only if the prisoners mixed together, and was not desirable to the reformers, hence, incorrect.