How Did the National Assembly Respond to Growing Peasant Unrest

question 16

Multiple Choice

How did the National Assembly respond to growing peasant unrest in the countryside in the summer of 1789?

• A) Noble deputies offered to give up their traditional rights and privileges, which allowed the National Assembly to declare that the "feudal regime" had ended.
• B) They organized National Guard units to suppress the peasant uprisings and restore order so that they could go back to the work of building a government.
• C) They organized a system to send emergency supplies of food to regions hit by the massive food shortages in an attempt to appease peasant grievances.
• D) They instituted a national draft to bring peasants under the control of the military and utilize their energy for the good of the nation.

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