MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Poor Harvest led to higher bread prices and the poor could not afford to buy bread.
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The King put a tax on bread.
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The people were angry they were forced to buy stale bread.
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The Third Estate did not want to eat bread anymore but were being forced to by the First and Second Estates
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French Revolution was obviously caused by a multitude of grievances more complicated than the price of bread, but bread shortages played a role in stoking anger toward the monarchy.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harvest failures contributed to revolutionary sentiment by leaving the nation short of food crops, which created bread shortages and drove up prices, particularly in France’s towns and cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.