Question

why were the poor farmers of england against the threasing machines ? what was the captain swing movement

Answer 1

Threshing machines were opposed by the poor in England because they thought that these machines would deprive workmen of their livelihood. They believed that with the help of machines the richer farmers and big landlords would encourage enclosure movement.

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Answer 2

Captain Swing was a mythical name used in the threatening letters written by the poor labourers in ruralEngland to the rich farmers telling them to stop using threshing machines or face the consequences The rich farmers had Introducedthreshing machines, due to which demand for labour decreased which caused the ...