why were corn laws abolished
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It was abolised because:-
1) The industrialists and urban dwellers forced the abolition of corn law.
2) Food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country.
3) British agriculture was unable to compete with the imports.
1) The industrialists and urban dwellers forced the abolition of corn law.
2) Food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country.
3) British agriculture was unable to compete with the imports.
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The Corn Laws were tariffs and restrictions on imported food and grain ("corn") enforced in Great Britain between 1815 and 1846. They were designed to keep grain prices high to favour domestic producers, and represented British mercantilism, since they were the only mercantilist laws of the country.
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