Assignment Task: Letter from Leeds Cloth Merchants, 1791
Already during the scientific revolution, people were uncertain whether the new science would lead to good things. Many were also scared about the impact that technological innovations would have on life. This got exacerbated during the Industrial development during the eighteenth century.
Who is writing this letter? Why?
Was the Industrial Revolution a good thing for all people? How did it affect people's everyday lives? You can also read the "Leeds Woolen Workers Petition, 1786" (linked at top of document) for an alternate viewpoint on the use of machines in the cloth industry.