Protectionist Conservatives
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Protectionist Conservatives were a faction of the British Conservative Party in the mid-19th century who strongly defended agricultural tariffs and traditional economic policies against moves toward free trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protectionist Conservatives canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Protectionist Conservatives Context triple: [Peelite, opposedGroup, Protectionist Conservatives]
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Conservatives
The Conservatives are a major Canadian federal political party that generally advocates for fiscal conservatism, smaller government, and traditional social values.
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B.
One-nation conservatism
One-nation conservatism is a paternalistic strand of British conservatism that emphasizes social cohesion, reducing class divisions, and using pragmatic state intervention to preserve the social order.
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C.
New Right
The New Right is a conservative political movement that blends free-market economic policies with strong law-and-order, nationalist, and traditional social values.
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D.
Peelite Conservatives
The Peelite Conservatives were a mid-19th-century British political faction that broke from the main Conservative Party under Sir Robert Peel, advocating free trade and administrative reform and eventually helping to form the modern Liberal Party.
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E.
Anglo-American conservatism
Anglo-American conservatism is a political and intellectual tradition rooted in British and American thought that emphasizes inherited institutions, social order, limited government, and gradual, prudent change over radical reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Protectionist Conservatives Target entity description: Protectionist Conservatives were a faction of the British Conservative Party in the mid-19th century who strongly defended agricultural tariffs and traditional economic policies against moves toward free trade.
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A.
Conservatives
The Conservatives are a major Canadian federal political party that generally advocates for fiscal conservatism, smaller government, and traditional social values.
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B.
One-nation conservatism
One-nation conservatism is a paternalistic strand of British conservatism that emphasizes social cohesion, reducing class divisions, and using pragmatic state intervention to preserve the social order.
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C.
New Right
The New Right is a conservative political movement that blends free-market economic policies with strong law-and-order, nationalist, and traditional social values.
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D.
Peelite Conservatives
The Peelite Conservatives were a mid-19th-century British political faction that broke from the main Conservative Party under Sir Robert Peel, advocating free trade and administrative reform and eventually helping to form the modern Liberal Party.
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E.
Anglo-American conservatism
Anglo-American conservatism is a political and intellectual tradition rooted in British and American thought that emphasizes inherited institutions, social order, limited government, and gradual, prudent change over radical reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Conservative Party faction
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political faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1840s
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1850s ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tory protectionism
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agrarian conservatism ⓘ |
| basedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
maintenance of agricultural protection
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preservation of traditional rural society ⓘ skepticism toward industrial free trade ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | entrenchment of free trade in late 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedAfter |
Conservative Party split of 1846
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repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| favored | tariffs on imported grain ⓘ |
| hadGoal |
preserve political power of landowning classes
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resist liberal economic reforms ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Industrial Revolution in Britain
NERFINISHED
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debates over the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| ideology |
economic conservatism
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protectionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | interests of landowners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benjamin Disraeli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord George Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | unilateral tariff reductions ⓘ |
| opposedPolicyOf | Sir Robert Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Peelite Conservatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
free-trade Conservatives ⓘ |
| partOf | British Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary democracy of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionOn |
defence of the Corn Laws
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opposition to free trade ⓘ support for agricultural tariffs ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
England
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | rural constituencies ⓘ |
| soughtTo |
maintain high grain prices through tariffs
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protect domestic farmers from foreign competition ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
agricultural interests
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landed gentry ⓘ |
| typeOfProtectionism | agricultural protectionism ⓘ |
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Subject: Protectionist Conservatives Description of subject: Protectionist Conservatives were a faction of the British Conservative Party in the mid-19th century who strongly defended agricultural tariffs and traditional economic policies against moves toward free trade.
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