Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the new Industrial Revolution were known as

A. Luddites.
B. Rappites.
C. Amish.
D. Shakers.


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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