How did the government quell the Luddite uprisings?
a) by deploying British troops and sending spies to infiltrate the Luddite organizations
b) by repealing the Combination Acts and allowing proper unions to replace violent mobs
Consider This: At their trials, most Luddites learned that their “leaders” were British agents. See 7.5: Narrative: “No General but Ludd Means the Poor Any Good!”
c) by appealing to factory owners to reform their labor practices and improve working conditions
Consider This: At their trials, most Luddites learned that their “leaders” were British agents. See 7.5: Narrative: “No General but Ludd Means the Poor Any Good!”
d) by using rural community leaders to hold informational meetings with locals before new factories or technologies were introduced
Consider This: At their trials, most Luddites learned that their “leaders” were British agents. See 7.5: Narrative: “No General but Ludd Means the Poor Any Good!”
a) by deploying British troops and sending spies to infiltrate the Luddite organizations
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What was a consequence of the second civil war in England?
A) The absolute monarchy was strengthened. B) A democracy was created by the Levellers. C) A short-lived republic was established. D) The Puritans created the basis for a theocracy.
Which of the following statements concerning postwar Great Britain is FALSE?
A) The National Insurance Act and National Health Service Act made Britain a welfare state in the 1940s. B) Britain suffered from losing its prewar colonial revenues. C) By the Suez Canal debacle, Britain was no longer a superpower. D) The British economy lagged behind that of several other Western European nations. E) The Conservative party in the 1950s and 1960s revoked nearly all of the welfare legislation passed by the Labour party in the 1940s.
Medieval European cities tended to rely on ____ for drinking water.
A. rivers B. wells C. melted snow preserved in cisterns D. fermented liquids, such as beer and wine E. aqueducts
To gain maximum advantage from an expanded market and their power over wage labor, capitalist employers converted expensive skilled work into simpler and cheaper unskilled tasks.
a. true b. false