mention the production of the France revolution
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The French Revolution of 1789 was also an agricultural Revolution. One of the factors that led to the French Revolution was actually agriculture. For several years, weather conditions had been difficult, leading to bad harvests. Rural taxes called “privilege seigneriaux” or seigniorial privileges, severely burdened farmers. People were hungry and fighting for bread which ultimately led to a rebellion against the political system in place. The French Revolution altered every part of the French social order. With the abolition of privileges for upper classes, every tax linked to the feudal system was lifted. On the other hand the selling of all the goods belonging to the Church, allowed a broad land redistribution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen stated property as a fundamental right. This was a big step towards land ownership for French peasants. The burden of the wars that followed the French Revolution was mostly borne by the rural world which provided most of the men, animals and food. The changes that happened created tensions in the French rural world which for example led to a revolt in Vendée.
Napoleon’s regime (beginning of the 19th century) stabilized those tensions by establishing, a military, judicial and religious order. The economy was better, and a rise in agricultural commodity prices benefited the rural world a great deal. The introduction and spread of the potato and the beet as well as the development of wheat crops helped improve the food security issue.