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Eighteenth-century thieves who moved freely in sparsely populated areas and transported goods, such as spirits, gems, gold, and spices, without bothering to pay tax or duty were known as:
 
  A) skilled thieves.
  B) poachers.
  C) smugglers.
  D) burglars.

Question 2

The person whose ideas were encapsulated into the Penitentiary Act of 1779 was:
 
  A) Elizabeth Gurney Fry.
  B) John Howard.
  C) Mary Belle Harris.
  D) John Walker Lindh.
  E) Zebulon Brockway.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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