Question

Describe the cause of silesian weavers uprise

Answer 1

Describe the cause of the 'Silesian Weavers' uprising. Comment on the viewpoint of the journalist. The cause of the 'Silesian Weavers' uprising was due to the cheating of the weavers by the contractors. In 1845, the weavers raised a revolt against the contractors as the contractors drastically reduced their payments.

Answer 2

Answer:

In 1845, weavers of Silesia had led a revolt against contractors who supplied them raw materials. They gave them order for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.

1. The workers were living in extreme poverty and misery.

2. The desperate need for has been taken advantage of by the contractors to reduce the prices of the goods they order.

3. On 4 June at 2 P.M. a large crowd of weavers emerged from their homes and marched in pairs up to the mansion of their contractor demanding higher wages.

4. They were treated with scorn and threats alternately.

5. A group of weavers entered in to a house of a contractor. They smashed the window panes, furniture and porcelain. They entered the storehouse and tore to shreds the supplies of cloth.

6. The contractor fled away with his family to a neighboring village and came back after 24 hours with army.