Opposition in the north: industrial Lancashire and West Yorkshire Flashcards
1
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Armed riots in
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Oldham, Stockport, Bradford, Dewsbury put down by local militia
2
Q
In huddersfield, guardian George Tinker
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warned commissioners in 1837 that it would be dangerous to put law into operation
3
Q
Bradford 1838
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ass comm Alfred Power threatened by mob and pelted w/ stones and tin cans, troops sent out from London to quell riots
4
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1838 Dewsbury
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London troops sent in to quell riots
5
Q
PLAA couldn’t be implemented in Todmorden till 1877
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due to fierce pop of mill owners and their workers
6
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Stockport 1842
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workhouse attacked and bread distributed to poor outside
