HIST 2870 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Whitecapping, Dawn-Euphemia, Charivari
2 Mar 2016
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Us states still have death penalty, but they need to have witnesses and as little pain as possible. In the past, executions were very public, often in the town square and served as deterrence as well as entertainment. Shift in 19th century changed how the government brought punishment. Before it was public, brutal, and meant to inflict pain. After, it was private and concentrated on rehabilitation to shape the mind (penitentiary). Chapter 1: administering justice without a state: a study f the private justice system of the hudson"s bay company to 1800. 17th-18th century, controlled rupert"s land (what is now considered canada) Empire to exploit natural resources in canada to benefit the company and extend the power of britain. Considered a joint stock company for which the primary business was fur trading. Went from a paternalistic system (workers treated as a family) to a contractual system.
