Question

How did peasants protest against the feudal lords and nobles of france?

Answer 1

The peasants, artisans and farmers were those who belong to the Third Estate and had to pay a greater share of taxes.The Nobles collected feudal dues from them. They were bound to provide services to the Nobility or feudal lords.

On the outbreak of the Revolution, these nobles were attacked by the peasants. Their castles were burnt down and the papers which contained the fuedal lords' manorial rights were also destroyed.

 

Answer 2

Peasants protested against the feudal lords or nobles in the following days :—

1. In the countryside there were rumours spread from village to village that lords of the manor had hired hands of brigands who were on their way to destroyed the ripe crops. Caught in frenzy of fear, designs in several districts seized hoes and pitchforks and attacked Chateaux.
2. They hoarded grains and burnt down documents containing records of manoral dues.
3. A large number of nobles fled from their homes, many of them migrating to the neighbouring countries.