During the Period Between 1850 and 1950 the Army Could

Multiple Choice

During the period between 1850 and 1950 the army could 'read the riot act' and this would mean that:

A) people could wave a white flag to indicate they were not part of the protest
B) after one hour the offence of 'riot' became punishable by death
C) a magistrate would actually read part of the 1715 Act
D) protesters would have one hour in which to disperse