For 10 points—name these laws designed to protect the British grain market.
The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 occurred at a protest directed at them. A League formed by Richard Cobden and John Bright advocated their repeal. David Ricardo published a treatise blaming them for the decrease in stock market profits. Passed by the government of Lord Liverpool in 1815, they set a price floor of eighty shillings per eight bushels; if prices fell below that mark, no imports were permitted. For 10 points—name these laws designed to protect the British grain market.
The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 occurred at a protest directed at them.
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