NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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They allowed them to buy grains at a much lower cost.
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They kept the prices of grains high, which made them very costly to the working class.
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They allowed farmers to sell their grains for more money overseas and so lowered availability of food.
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They made corn much cheaper than other grains, however there was a blight which destroyed the crop.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Corn Laws decreased the British people’s discretionary money in general, as well as their total profitable expansion. Because the working class could not travel anywhere except for food, they stopped buying manufactured goods, reducing leading manufacturing gains.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Corn Laws enhanced the profits and political power associated with land ownership. The laws raised food prices and the costs of living for the British public, and hampered the growth of other British economic sectors, such as manufacturing, by reducing the disposable income of the British public.
Detailed explanation-3: -Effects:-i Britain began to import food grains from rest of the world. British; agriculture was unable to compete with imports. ii Vast areas of land were now left uncultivated. iii Thousands of men and women were thrown out of work.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British government’s decision to abolish the Corn Laws saw the inflow of cheaper crops from America and Australia. Many English farmers left their profession and migrated to towns and cities. Some went overseas. This indirectly led to global agriculture and rapid urbanization, a prerequisite of industrial growth.
Detailed explanation-5: -The laws which allowed the government to restrict the import of corn were commonly known as the Corn Laws. Soon, the corn laws had to be abolished as the urban dwellers who are industrialists were unhappy with the rising food prices. After this, food could be imported more cheaply than its production cost.