The Corn Laws

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Corn Laws

• A)regulated the conditions of cultivating corn and a number of other crops.
• B)established strict quality control over distilling alcohol from corn.
• C)imposed tariffs on imported wheat.
• D)regulated the percentage of corn versus wheat in bread sold commercially.
• E)declared that imported corn and wheat were free of taxation.

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