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The Corn Laws Assignment: Why were the Corn Laws passed in 1815? Why were they repealed in 1846? During the French wars farming was a business that was incredibly profitable. So this meant that farm owners had a big advantage of earning a lot of money. The war caused the food prices to be high. After the war no foreign corn could be imported into Britain until domestic corn cost 80/- per quarter. The high prices caused the cost of food to increase and this depressed the domestic market for manufactured goods because people spent most of their money on food rather than commodities. The Corn Laws also caused a lot of grief among the working classes in the towns. They were unable to grow their own food and had to pay the high prices in order to stay alive. The majority of voters and members of Parliament were landowners; the government was...

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