Question

Evaluate the country side condition during the french revolution
I need an answer for 3 marks

Answer 1

The Great Fear (French: la Grande Peur) was a general panic that took place between 17 July and 3 August 1789, at the start of the French Revolution.[1] Rural unrest had been present in France since the worsening grain shortage of the spring, and, fueled by rumors of an aristocrats' "famine plot" to starve or burn out the population, both peasants and townspeople mobilized in many regions.[1]

In response to rumors, fearful peasants armed themselves in self-defense and, in some areas, attacked manor houses. The content of the rumors differed from region to region—in some areas it was believed that a foreign force was burning the crops in the fields, while in other areas it was believed that robbers were burning buildings. Fear of the peasant revolt was a determining factor in the decision to abolish feudalism.

Answer 2

1) In the countryside rumours spread from

village to village that the lords of the manor

had hired bands of brigands who were on

their way to destroy ripe crops.

2) Caught in an frenzy of fear, peasants in

several districts seized hoes and pitchforks

and attacked chateaux, looting hoarded

grain and burnt down documents containing

records of manorial dues.

3) A large number of nobles fled from their

homes, many of them migrating to

neighbouring countries.