Names: Elijah Tyson, Damian Jablonski, Marlon Robinson, Miguel Rodriguez, Alessio Gallina
The Lesson for this Share Out! document the shortest one. That’s because this lesson is more designed towards writing answers to essay questions. Most of the other Share Out! docs today are short answer questions, if you would prefer short answers.
That being said, understanding Luddites is a way to understand the connections from the medieval Guilds reaching out to us in today’s labor unions.
Try reading the short lesson a couple of times, looking for the connections in the links connected to the two pages of the lesson.
Please try to type out a few sentences for each of your answers:
- What annual celebration will be held this Thursday?
Answer: Guy Fawkes Day – House of Parliament would be blown up by secret. - Secrets and mysteries are mentioned through the two pages. Why is so little known about Luddites? Much of what the Luddites did, and who they were, was kept a secret to protect themselves from being jailed for illegal assemblies.
- Describe the two machine breaker events mentioned
- #1 January 1812, A group of textile workers who were being underpaid and out of work headed to George Ball’s textile workshop and shattered 5 knitting machines.
- #2 Cartwrights Mill at Rawfolds was another place the Luddites tried to break in and destroy machinery inside. 2 Luddites lost their lives as well as the mill owner Mr. Horsfall
- Describe the machines the Luddites were so infuriated over
Answer: The Luddites were infuriate over machines such as stocking frames, and gig mills due to the fact that these machines could do the job of skilled workers. This leaded to the unemployment of workers. Stocking frames and gig mills are machinery that knit cotton and produce hap on cloth. - Describe the working conditions children suffered under in the gig mills, et. al.
Answer: They were protected under indentured Apprentice contracts and powerful artisans societies, they were then forced into an unregulated industrial capitalism. The conditions were harsh and the pay was a lot worse. - What does laissez faire mean?
Answer: The term means to leave alone or to let something run it’s course. - In E.P. Thompson’s quote, he describes the Luddites as looking backwards and forwards. Summarize in your own words the two visions the Luddites held which led to them breaking machines.
Answer: Luddites are afraid of technology taking over there jobs and losing money. The Luddites are not viewing other ways tech can improve/help us.