In the Spring and Summer of 1789,French Peasants Did All

question 73

Multiple Choice

In the spring and summer of 1789,French peasants did all of the following EXCEPT

• A) hope that the Estates General and the National Assembly would address their grievances in the cahiers de doléances.
• B) manifest their trust in the king and the Church.
• C) fear that the growing number of beggars would seize their crops.
• D) refuse to pay royal taxes, tithes and manorial dues.
• E) destroy the records and sometimes the manors of their lords.

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