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They were textile workers in England early in the Industrial Revolution who worked in a pre-industrial manner and broke industrial textile machinery because thought it destroyed their ability to "make a living."
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The Luddites in Britain were a?
Labor Organization
What country are the luddites most associated with?
Great Britain.
What group smashed machines in Britain in the Industrial Revolution?
Luddites
When were the luddites active?
The Luddites began in Nottingham and grew from there!
What are luddites opposed to?
Luddites are opposed to technological change.
Why were the Luddites angry?
Luddites were upset about machines/Factories.Luddites were said to have destroyed weavery machines in 1799.
When was Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites created?
Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites was created in 2000.
What did the Luddites want?
The luddites protested because they got rid of their jobs for machines.
What did authorities think of the Luddites?
Luddites were a group of textiles artisans who were unemployed due to the fact that new machinery's were introduced. Luddites smashed or destroyed stocking-frames that put them out of work. However Luddites were not anti-technology, but simply destroyed machines that affected their livelihood. In 1811, Britain was at war with the French, economic situation at the time was bad, the quantity of Britain's overseas trade had fallen and food prices were high, employers cut workers wages or sacked them. The Luddites were angry, and so formed a group and used an effective method of smashing stocking-frames or attacking Mills. The Authorites feared that a Revolution might take place and were horrified of the 1790's French Revolution and that it would be impossible to win the war against France if there is a Revolution. So the Authorities passed out a law called THE FRAME-BREAKING ACT, that outlawed any Luddites tactics and anyone found guilty or seen smashing stocking-frame were punishable by death. The Luddites however did not have any significance of challenging Authorities, as by 1813, economic situation improved, though there were unemployment issues. However Luddites did influence and inspired the Swing Riots.
Was opposed to mechanization and industrialism?
Luddites
Did the Luddites fail or succeed?
failed
Where the Luddites successful or not successful?
they were unsuccessful
