23. Corn Law Repeal

Question 1

when was the corn law repeal

Answer 1

1846

Question 2

list some of the causes of the repeal?

Answer 2

• logical extension of Peels free trade policy
• agricultural changes/developments
• influence of Irish events
• pressure of anti-corn law league
• preserve aristocracy
• pressure from anti-corn law leagues

Question 3

what year was the bad autumn making food scarce in ireland and england

Answer 3

1845

Question 4

how many houses in ireland (1841) lived off potatoes

Answer 4

9/10

Question 5

what wiped out the potato crop in 1845?

Answer 5

a fungus attack in ireland

Question 6

what was the impact of the funfus attack?

Answer 6

• no food production
• fallback on rent, rising evictions

Question 7

which historian comments on Peels repeal?

Answer 7

Gaunt

Question 8

what did Gaunt say?

Answer 8

’ Irish Famine was a convenient pretext for Peels conversion’

Question 9

what promises did Peel make when becoming PM?

Answer 9

• protect the church
• protect landed interest

Question 10

why was Peel known as a traitor for the repeal?

Answer 10

he broke the promise to protect landed interest

Question 11

by 1845, how many whigs were opposed to the repeal?

Answer 11

2- meaning Peel had the majority support of the opposition

Question 12

was Peel a whig or conservative?

Answer 12

conservative

Question 13

_________ tories also argued with Peels cabinet, stating that _______ benefited

Answer 13

protectionist
agriculturalists

Question 14

what was the aftermath of the repeal

Answer 14

• protectionist tories, whigs and radicalists came together to form a bill against Pitt
  Pitt resigned in 1846, the conserrvatives remained in power

Question 15

what did workers thing of Peel following the repeal?

Answer 15

many saw him as the hero who brought them cheap bread

Question 16

what did Chartists think of Peel?

Answer 16

they subscribed to have a memorial built, following his death in 1850
- 70,000 chartists were involved

Question 17

what were the short term impacts of the Repeal on the conservatives

Answer 17

• party became split’
• peelites formed a different group

Question 18

what were the long term impacts for the conservatives?

Answer 18

there was political instability

Question 19

what were the short term impacts of the Repeal in Ireland

Answer 19

• 1847 unsuccessful soup kitchens
• emigration spiked with people moving to england

Question 20

what were the long term impacts for ireland?

Answer 20

• famine did not end
• 1847 food prices were still too high for many

Question 21

how many were estimated to die from starvation in ireland- 1847

Answer 21

one million

Question 22

what was agriculture from the years 1850-70 called?

Answer 22

the golden age