Protest 1812-1820 (part of Liverpool’s problems)
Context Event Reaction to Success Failures Significa
Details event nce
(Gov.
(Aims and /People/
nature of groups)
Reform
/Protest/Ac
t / Political
change)
Luddis PESCR
m
1812 Tory Luddites Government Lord The The
Government protested passed the Byron Luddites Luddites
. against Frame defended were not could be
wage Breaking Act the well- seen as
Britain is at reductions, 1812, which Luddites organised proto
war with frame rents, made and as a group unionists,
France and truck machine- opposed and the
the USA. payments, breaking a the attacks beginning
High the use of capital Frame were not s of trade
tensions - colts, the offence. Breaking well- unions
Government production Act of coordinate and
concerned of cutups In the summer 1812. d. organised
about and the use of 1812, the demands
political of government The The from
instability machinery stationed Luddites Luddites workers
inspired by in textiles. more than successf failed to for better
the ideas of 12,000 troops ully stop working
,Paine and The in the areas assassin industrialis conditions
the French Luddites affected by ated ation or the and
Revolution. were Luddism. William replacing wages.
responsible Horsfall, of workers
Hampden for a mill with
Clubs set up machine- To catch owner machines.
by Major breaking in culprits of and critic
John the East Luddism, men of The harsh
Cartwright Midlands, were engaged luddism. governmen
add extra Yorkshire, to guard t response
pressure to Lancashire factories and meant that
government and rewards were Luddism
and support Cheshire. offered for quickly
and spread They sent information. died out
radical letters to after 1812.
ideas. employers The British After the
threatening Government peak of
PM Perceval to wreck attempted to economic
assassinate machinery suppress the distress in
d - Lord or kill mill movement 1812, only
Liverpool owners with a mass one more
becomes (they did trial at York in mill was
PM. end up January 1813. attacked.
murdering They charged
1812 - high William over 60 men. There was
bread prices Horsfall) These trials no reform
during the intended to passed to
Napoleonic The deter further help
wars. perpetrators Luddite workers as
were often activity as a reaction
Industrialisat skilled men there were to
ion and who still harsh Luddism,
mechanisati used sentences for only the
on led to traditional, those found harsh
, unemployme hand guilty, governmen
nt and lower operated including t response.
wages in machinery execution and
textile areas. for spinning, penal
weaving transportation.
Vote limited and other
to 5% of the processes.
population. These
Under craftsmen
representati felt their
on in new jobs and
industrial livelihoods
areas, to be under
especially in threat from
the North. the new
machines.
The
Luddites
used the
fictional
character
‘Captain
Ludd’/’King
Ludd’/’Gene
ral Ludd’ as
their alleged
leader and
founder.
This was
inspired by
Ned Ludd, a
weaver who
was said to
Context Event Reaction to Success Failures Significa
Details event nce
(Gov.
(Aims and /People/
nature of groups)
Reform
/Protest/Ac
t / Political
change)
Luddis PESCR
m
1812 Tory Luddites Government Lord The The
Government protested passed the Byron Luddites Luddites
. against Frame defended were not could be
wage Breaking Act the well- seen as
Britain is at reductions, 1812, which Luddites organised proto
war with frame rents, made and as a group unionists,
France and truck machine- opposed and the
the USA. payments, breaking a the attacks beginning
High the use of capital Frame were not s of trade
tensions - colts, the offence. Breaking well- unions
Government production Act of coordinate and
concerned of cutups In the summer 1812. d. organised
about and the use of 1812, the demands
political of government The The from
instability machinery stationed Luddites Luddites workers
inspired by in textiles. more than successf failed to for better
the ideas of 12,000 troops ully stop working
,Paine and The in the areas assassin industrialis conditions
the French Luddites affected by ated ation or the and
Revolution. were Luddism. William replacing wages.
responsible Horsfall, of workers
Hampden for a mill with
Clubs set up machine- To catch owner machines.
by Major breaking in culprits of and critic
John the East Luddism, men of The harsh
Cartwright Midlands, were engaged luddism. governmen
add extra Yorkshire, to guard t response
pressure to Lancashire factories and meant that
government and rewards were Luddism
and support Cheshire. offered for quickly
and spread They sent information. died out
radical letters to after 1812.
ideas. employers The British After the
threatening Government peak of
PM Perceval to wreck attempted to economic
assassinate machinery suppress the distress in
d - Lord or kill mill movement 1812, only
Liverpool owners with a mass one more
becomes (they did trial at York in mill was
PM. end up January 1813. attacked.
murdering They charged
1812 - high William over 60 men. There was
bread prices Horsfall) These trials no reform
during the intended to passed to
Napoleonic The deter further help
wars. perpetrators Luddite workers as
were often activity as a reaction
Industrialisat skilled men there were to
ion and who still harsh Luddism,
mechanisati used sentences for only the
on led to traditional, those found harsh
, unemployme hand guilty, governmen
nt and lower operated including t response.
wages in machinery execution and
textile areas. for spinning, penal
weaving transportation.
Vote limited and other
to 5% of the processes.
population. These
Under craftsmen
representati felt their
on in new jobs and
industrial livelihoods
areas, to be under
especially in threat from
the North. the new
machines.
The
Luddites
used the
fictional
character
‘Captain
Ludd’/’King
Ludd’/’Gene
ral Ludd’ as
their alleged
leader and
founder.
This was
inspired by
Ned Ludd, a
weaver who
was said to
