What were the effects of the British Government's decision to abolish the Corn Laws?

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After the abolition of the Corn Laws, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. Due to this, farmers did not grow corn, leaving the land uncultivated. This resulted in unemployment on a large scale, and the people started migrating to the cities or...
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After the abolition of the Corn Laws, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. Due to this, farmers did not grow corn, leaving the land uncultivated. This resulted in unemployment on a large scale, and the people started migrating to the cities or migrating overseas, looking for work. read less
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After the abolition of the Corn Laws, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. Due to this, farmers did not grow corn, leaving the land uncultivated. This resulted in unemployment on a large scale and the people started migrating to the cities or...
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After the abolition of the Corn Laws, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. Due to this, farmers did not grow corn, leaving the land uncultivated. This resulted in unemployment on a large scale and the people started migrating to the cities or migrating overseas, looking for work. read less
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a)to import food cheaply in Britain b) British agriculture was not able to compete with imports. c)To meet the increasing food demand with increasing population of Britain
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