Rural poverty/ growth in towns

Between 1770 and 1789 how many good harvests where there and what was the results due to this?

only 3 which meant there was inflation

what did farmers having only small amounts of land mean?

they could not use modern methods

how was land divided when some one died and what did this result in?

Was divided between heirs which split land into even further small sections

Why did industry decline?

Peasants had no money to spend on industry so it declined

What lead to the developments of towns ?

growth of industry e.g silk in Lyon

what did foreign trade mean ?

Development of ports so populations doubled to accommodate

how much did the pop of Paris grow by?

20%

how much did the pop of Lyon and Marseille’s grow by?

750%

what was the standard of living?

Poor

What was the average life expectancy?

28.5 years old

what made up ¾ of french towns peoples diets?

Bread

Why was it a problem when bread prices rose?

belief in society that bread prices should be low if grew threatened bakers, shopsd would break into warehouses