Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny.
The fear of unemployment made women workers hostile to the introduction of new technology. When the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woollen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the new machines. This conflict over the introduction of the jenny continued for a long time.
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The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India
In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages.
Write true or false against each statement:
A.
At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.
B.
The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.
C.
The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.
D.
The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.
The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century.
