USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -ancien régime, (French: “old order”) Political and social system of France prior to the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -They had to pay heavy taxes, and had no say in how they were used. The Catholic Church was the only legal church. There was no freedom of speech or ideas. The nobles and the king were terrified that the peasants and the urban poor might develop revolutionary ideas.

Detailed explanation-3: -(French for ‘old regime’) The Ancien Régime refers to French government and society before the revolution. An anobli was a recently ennobled commoner. An aristocracy is a small but elite class, distinguished from other classes by noble titles, privileges and/or ownership of land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread starvation in the countryside. Rising prices in Paris brought bread riots.