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The main grievance was the huge discrepancy between the wealthy and the poor. The peasants had no money and no food, while the French Royalty spent all of the country's money on lavish parties, clothes and palaces. Queen Marie Antoinette is generally credited with the line "Let them eat cake," said after someone asked her what to do about her starving countrymen. However, there is no proof that she actually said this.
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∙ 12y agoThe high cost of bread. One loaf of bread cost usually one month of work.
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Where did the largest peasant rebellion in eastern Europe occur before 1789?
Russia
When did the French Revolution occur 1789 or 1879?
1789
When did french revolution occur?
The French Revolution took place from 1789 to 1799.
What revolution occurred in 1789?
The French Revolution began in 1789.
What year did the French Revolution break out in?
1789Did you know:Louis XVI was deposed in 1789.In 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
What did the french revolution of 1789 stand for?
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
What did the french revolution 1789 stands for?
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Why did the French peasant and working-class women march on Versailles in 1789?
In those times, the church was not able to provide grants of food nor money to the poor. This increased unemployement and tremendous pressure onj household managers. As a result, on October 5, some seven thousand desperate women marched to Versailles to demand action.
What years did the french revolution happen?
1789-1799It began with the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 and ended with the coup of the French Consulate against the Directory on 10 November 1799.The French Revolution occured in 1789.From 1789 to 1799.
What was happening in Canadian history in 1789?
The French Revolution started in 1789
When was the French Revolution?
The French Revolution took place between 1789 and 1799.
What was the immediate cause of the 1789 french revolution?
The financial crisis in France was a direct cause of the 1789 French Revolution.
