History A-Level
Government intervention and free trade
What Government intervention and free trade means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Government intervention and free trade
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Policy changed from protection to free trade through the 1842–46 reforms and the repeal of the Navigation Acts in 1849, which removed restrictions on shipping.
Topics that use Government intervention and free trade
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 1 The changing nature and extent of trade (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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