Scotch Cattle (Merthyr Rising) - Explain why the Scotch Cattle Protests Emerged.

Question 1

Economic

Answer 1

• Insecurity e.g. low wages, poverty, truck system, fear of unemployment/wage cuts
  EXAMPLE: Wanted to control output and skills = try and maintain high wages

Question 2

Social

Answer 2

-Community solidarity
- First generation migrants
- ‘Frontier Society’
- Powerful Employers
- Workers’ lack of independence
- New kind of relationship with an industrial employer
EXAMPLE: Operated in a different community to their own = solidarity

Question 3

Political

Answer 3

• Lack of the vote and no strong T/Us = removed a peaceful means of protest
• No MPs
• Maintain discipline during a strike - Scotch Cattle closely linked with industrial disputes
• Stop blacklegs from working
  EXAMPLE: Midnight visits

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

Economic reasons