MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Eggs
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Pizza
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Vegetables
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Bread
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bread became very expensive during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the 1780s, bad weather conditions destroyed farmers’ harvests throughout the whole nation of France, meaning that there is a lack of grain throughout the country. Because there was less supply than there was demand, the price of bread increased by 200% by 1789.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bread, which formerly cost three sous a pound, now rose to six sous and even to eight sous in the small towns round Paris.
Detailed explanation-4: -The population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789. This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority rose rapidly.