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What was the name of the act that Gladstone passed to improve the legal rights of Irish tenant farmers?
The Tenant Rights Act
The Land Act
The Farm Act
The Irish Rights Act
Answer
The Land Act, passed during Gladstone's second ministry, improved the legal rights of Irish tenant farmers. This was part of Gladstone's ongoing efforts to address the Irish Question - a complex set of problems relating to governance and land ownership in Ireland.
Gladstone: The Great Liberal Prime Minister
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