Anti-Corn Law League

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Corn_Laws_repeal_1846
gptkb:First_Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkb:Earl
gptkbp:advocates_for consumer rights
lower food prices
tariffs on grain
gptkbp:alliance various social classes
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Manchester_School
gptkbp:created political awareness
gptkbp:dissolved 1846
gptkbp:encouraged working-class participation
gptkbp:faced opposition from Tory Party
gptkbp:first_introduced modern political lobbying
gptkbp:formed merchants and manufacturers
gptkbp:fosters coalition politics
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Manchester
1838
gptkbp:goal repeal of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:had national reach
gptkbp:has_achievements repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anti-Corn Law League
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:public_opinion
free trade policies
gptkbp:inspired subsequent reform movements
gptkbp:is_active_in the 1840s
gptkbp:is_characterized_by grassroots activism
political mobilization
gptkbp:is_influential_in public policy.
liberal economic thought
gptkbp:is_involved_in political campaigns
the Chartist movement
the 1846 elections
gptkbp:is_known_for public demonstrations
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:noble_title
protectionism
agricultural interests
gptkbp:is_part_of Victorian political landscape
gptkbp:is_promoted_by economic liberalism
gptkbp:is_supported_by industrialists
the middle class
working-class interests
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:key_people the free trade movement
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Agricultural_Holdings_Act_1883
gptkbp:legacy influence on Liberal Party
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:movement 19th century Britain
gptkbp:notable_players gptkb:British_politics
the political landscape of the time
gptkbp:notable_recipients gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:performed_by the repeal of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:significance British economic history
the fight for free trade
the repeal movement
gptkbp:uses pamphlets
public speeches
mass meetings
gptkbp:utilizes media campaigns
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for political change
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of the Liberal Party
gptkbp:was_a_response_to industrialization
economic distress
food shortages
high bread prices