Repeal of the Corn Laws (1846)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:date |
1846
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| gptkbp:effect |
lower food prices
shift towards free trade |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:legislature |
gptkb:Importation_Act_1846
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
landowners
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Corn Laws (1815-1846)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Irish_Famine |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
abolition of tariffs on imported grain
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| gptkbp:significance |
major step in British economic liberalization
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Anti-Corn_Law_League
Prime Minister Robert Peel |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anti-Corn_Law_League
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Repeal of the Corn Laws (1846)
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