MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The peasants were afraid that foreign troops would support the monarchy, whose policies were causing their food shortages.
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Foreign troops wanted to take over the lands currently farmed by most of the French peasants.
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The National Assembly wanted to have France ruled by foreign powers.
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The French monarchy was opposed to foreign troops taking over any part of France.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the peasants’ fear of foreign invasion help bring down the French government? The peasants were afraid that foreign troops would support the monarchy, whose policies were causing their food shortages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of the French Revolution Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but several years of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the provinces the peasants rose against their lords, attacking châteaus and destroying feudal documents. To check the peasants, the National Constituent Assembly decreed the abolition of the feudal regime and introduced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because they worked for their money instead of inheriting it, they were looked down upon. This caused a great deal of anger and tension in French Society as peasants and middle class French people began to hate the nobles and aristocrats.