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The Corn Laws were laws passed in England through the Importation Act 1815. These laws outlawed the importation of foreign grain (also called corn by English) trade, both import and export, unless the domestic prices at home rose to high prices. Britain’s increasing population, failing harvests, and blockades from the Napoleonic Wars caused the grain shortage to take place. It was also designed to prevent an agricultural depression to occur after the Napoleonic Wars. Many laborers rejected the Corn Laws which also stirred up the [|Anti-Corn-Law League.] In 1846, the laws were finally repealed by Robert Peel of the Conservative government through the Importation Act 1846. The Corn Laws fits the theme because it extended and limited the rights for foreign trade to improve economic and political struggles that took place. The laws were also persecuted by the Anti-Corn-Law League who disagreed with their increasing prices in the 19th century. Bloy, Marjie. "The Corn Laws." __The Victorian Web__. 11 Oct. 2002 .
 * 14. The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political), majority and minority political persecutions. **
 * The Corn Laws – 1815 **