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The British Corn Laws of 1815 Were Enacted with the Goal

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The British Corn Laws of 1815 were enacted with the goal of


A) lowering tariffs on grains in order to provide inexpensive food for the poor.
B) allowing reciprocal trade between Britain and the United States, marking the formal end of hostilities following the War of 1812.
C) forbidding the importation of foreign grain unless prices in Britain reached very high levels, selfishly benefiting the aristocratic landowners in Britain.
D) permitting the importation of food products into Britain only if they had not been cultivated or harvested with slave labor, marking the beginning of British actions to end slavery.

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