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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.</em></u></h2><h2><u><em>
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I think it’s the second one but I’m not completely sure but please correct me if I’m wrong
