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This lesson examines the changing definitions of crime by the period 1700-1900 and in particular the crimes of: smuggling, poaching, highway robbery and the decline in the belief of witchcraft.

**Also included: **
A set of 3 A4 worksheets based on the changing nature of the crimes

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 20 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Learning Recap - A recap activity based on student prior knowledge of heresy, smuggling, poaching, highway robbery and witchcraft. Answers in the notes section.
• Slide 3-5: Starter - Students match up the changes which affected British society during the Industrial Revolution to gain an idea of the historical context of the period. Answers and printable resources included.
• Slide 6: Background knowledge and outline of the 18th and 19th century.
• Slide 7: Background knowledge about the changing nature of the crimes of smuggling, highway robbery and poaching.
• Slide 8-9: Task - An outline of a table fill activity with printable resource.
• Slide 10: Task - An outline to the three worksheets covering smuggling, highway robbery and poaching.
• Slide 11: Task 2 - Students think about which factor/s mostly influenced the changing nature of crime in the 18th and 19th century.
• Slide 12: Challenge questions
• Slide 13-14: Learning Review activity - Students match the key term to the correct crime. Answers provided.
• Slide 15-16: Lesson fact sheets
• Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the similarity and difference questions with sentence starters
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question.
• Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 16 mark ‘How far’ question.
• Slide 20: More from RA Resources

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