what are the causes for subsistence crisis in french Revolution?
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Subsitence crisis in France. 2. INTRODUCTIONA subsistence crisis is a crisis caused by economic factors (generally high food prices), which in turn may be caused by either natural or man-made factors, which threatens the food supplies and the survival prospects of large numbers of peo
1 The population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789.
2 This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains.
3 Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand.
4 So the price of bread which is staple diet of majority rose rapidly .
5 Most workers were employed as labourers in workshops whose owner fixed their wages.
6 But wages did not keep pace with the rise in prices.
7 So the gap between the poor and the rich widened.
8 Things became worse whenever drought or hail reduced the harvest.
This led to a subsistence crisis.