10th Class Social Science The Age of Industrialisation Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science The Age of Industrialisation

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      Why did workers fear the Sipping Jenny?

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                      (i) Spinning Jenny was a machine that speeded up the spinning process and reduced labour demand.                 (ii) The fear of unemployment made workers hostile to the introduction of this new technology                 (iii) When the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woolen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the new machines. This conflict over the introduction of the jenny continued for a long time.


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