1816 and 1819, affected agriculture and the industry, increasing bread prices and lowering wages.
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Which industry suffered the most from the war ending?
iron industry would see their manufactured goods fall in price as there was no longer a need for them.
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What price did wheat prices fall to?
65/6d per quarter
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When were the Corn Laws passed?
1815
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Date of Luddites
1811-1812
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Where was Luddism most popular?
woollen districts of Yorkshire and Cotton industries of Lancashire and Cheshire and the Hoisery districsts of the East Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire)
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When and why did Luddism spread to Yorkshire?
1812, when a factory was burned down in Leeds because the factory had gig-mills and shearing frames
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Example of type of manual labourers concerned by mills
Croppers, there were 1,733 croppers in Leeds in 1814 but this number was decreasing rapidly
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When did the Luddites attack William Cartwright?
In April 1812
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
1816
Back
When was the income tax repealed
Card 3
Front
More paper credit than gold actually in stock
Back
Card 4
Front
1816 and 1819, affected agriculture and the industry, increasing bread prices and lowering wages.
Back
Card 5
Front
iron industry would see their manufactured goods fall in price as there was no longer a need for them.
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