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Corn Laws

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Corn Laws
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(Historical Terms) the laws introduced in Britain in 1804 to protect domestic farmers against foreign competition by the imposition of a heavy duty on foreign corn: repealed in 1846 See also Anti-Corn Law League
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For many decades, Sir Robert Peel, Conservative Prime Minister in 1846, repealed the Corn Laws, which kept the price of bread high, against the wishes of his party.
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She begins with the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838, which sped up mail delivery, and describes how this new way of communication affected human relationships, the economy, industry, and social relations in Britain, as well as how it sparked other revolutionary events, such as the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.
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He supported the American colonists in seeking independence from the Crown and emphasized the importance of trade when the Tories still supported the antitrade Corn Laws.
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