Question

Short note on Revolt of Silesia

Answer 1

Weavers in Silesia had led a revolt in 1845 against contractors who supplied them raw material and gave them orders for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments. The misery of the workers was extreme. Large crowd of weavers emerged from their homes and marched in pairs up tho the mansion of their contractor demanding higher wages. They were treated with scorn and threats alternately. Some of them forced their ways into the homes, smashed its elegant window-panes, furniture, porcelain......another group broke into the storehouse and plundered it of supplies of cloth which they tore to shreds. The contractor fled with his family to a neighbouring village but they refused to sheltersuchy a person. But in this revolt , eleven weavers were shot.

Answer 2

*In 1845, weavers in silesia had a revolt against contractors who supplied them raw materials and gave them orders.The contractors drastically reduced their payments.

*on 4th june, large crowd of weavers marched to mansion of contractors, demanding higher wages and soon the revolt became violent

*The contractor fled with his family to neighbouring village, however, refused to shelter such a person

*He returned 24 hours later with the army and in the exchange that followed 11 weavers were shot