The Luddites 0.0 / 5 ? Historyprotests and reactions 1800-1914GCSENone Created by: Izzy03Created on: 29-11-16 18:17 When were the Luddites active? 1811-1813 1 of 10 what crime did they commit? machine breaking in textiles factories 2 of 10 why did they break the machines? because their livelihoods were threatened as they could make cloth cheaper 3 of 10 Which county was the first to experience luddite attacks? Nottinghamshire 4 of 10 what were first made by the group before machine breaking attacks? threats were made to factory owners 5 of 10 did anyone die in the attacks? yes its estimated 50 people many of them women died 6 of 10 how did the government try to find who was responsible? huge rewards were offered however didnt work and so spies were used 7 of 10 what was used to protect factories? the army 8 of 10 what was the name of the law passed to stop it? the frame breaking act 9 of 10 was is successful? in nottinghamshire it brought factory owners to negotiate wages 10 of 10
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