Luddites 1811

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Luddites 1811

Causes

  • Machines were taking their jobs and wages were dropping
  • Against new machinery in factories
  • Attempted to form a trade society but it collapsed.

Effects

  • Authorities sent threatening letters
  • The frame breaking act was introduced
  • Execution and transportation
  • Curfew imposed
  • Large rewards if people found evidence or the criminals
  • In January 1813 three men were charged at York

Overall summary

Factory workers who had lost their jobs in the Industrial Revolution where outraged that new machinery was being introduced to factories and replacing them. Because of this the workers, between 1811-1812 smashed 1000 machines. This alarmed the authorities and  the frame breaking act was introduced.

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