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Describe the british government response to the famine
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Describe the british government response to the famine

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The British government did take some steps to help the poor. Before the famine, in 1838, the government had passed a Poor Law Act. It established 130 workhouses for the poor around the country, funded by taxes collected from local landlords and farmers. Conditions in the workhouses were grim.

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