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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Napoleon & Revolutions

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Which of the following describes the relationship between the manorial lords and peasants in France prior to the French Revolution?
  1. Farming was collective, and peasants were supervised by the lords.
  2. All feudal ties between the peasants and the lords had been severed.
  3. Peasants were obligated to devote time to maintaining the lord's fields.
  4. Lords owned most of the land and collected taxes but provided little in return.
  5. Only the lords were permitted to raise profitable livestock, creating resentment.
Explanation
Answer: D - Prior to the French Revolution, the lords owned most of the land and did very little for the peasants in return. While the feudal structure of property rights remained, by the late 18th century, lords did little other than demand that the peasants support their increasingly expensive lifestyle. Although France was predominately agricultural, property laws ensured that the peasantry owned only forty percent of the land. The lack of property rights for the common people was one of the gross inequities that revolution sought to correct.
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