What did highwaymen steal?

Answer 1

Highwayman is a seventeenth-century English word meaning a thief who stops and robs people travelling by road. Back when the word was new, they stole pretty much what the same type of criminal would steal today - whatever the travellers might be carrying which was of value for use of the thief or for sale or exchange.

Answer 2

The travellers who passes through the Highway.

Highwaymen rob people because they want their money or valuables. They are robbers for the same reasons any other criminal steals.

Answer 3

Same reason as any other financial/property crime - stealing seemed like and easy/ only way to make some money.

Answer 4

For all of t3h moniez

Answer 5

gold