Peasants influence on the Fren
The situation and influence of the peasants in reference
In the 1780’s land was the predominant source of wealth
in France and the peasant the typical producer and very
Peasant families represented more than 85 % of the
population. According to historians, like George Rude,
(P.23) “ in France perhaps one in four of the peasants
owned their land “. Some were regarded as relatively
well-off “ laboureurs “, but most were poor and
miserable. More than one half were poor share-croppers,
In the 1780’s land was the predominant source of wealth
in France and the peasant the typical producer and very
Peasant families represented more than 85 % of the
population. According to historians, like George Rude,
(P.23) “ in France perhaps one in four of the peasants
owned their land “. Some were regarded as relatively
well-off “ laboureurs “, but most were poor and
miserable. More than one half were poor share-croppers,
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the “ seigneur “ of the Parish, he had various
lacking, they did not give enough representation for the
Some topics in this essay:
Feudalism, France, Serfdom, Peasant, French Revolution, Tax, Third Estate, Rouen, Landlord, Manorialism,
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