Question

When I saw the American Consul, I burst into tears and told him of all that the people in Peking were suffering; how the Boxers were firing on them from all sides and trying to burn them out; how each man was limited to a small cup of grain a day, while at the same time they were compelled to labor . . . under a burning sun, in employments to which they were not accustomed.

—The Boxer Rebellion,
Yao Chen-Yuan

What problems faced the people in Peking? Check all that apply!!!!!

The Boxers limited the food supply.
The Boxers forced people to work very hard.
The Boxers required people to leave the city.
The Boxers forced people to join foreign armies.
The Boxers forced the people to rebel against the American Consul.

Answer 1

The problems that the people faced were option 1 and 2. I hope this was helpful!

Answer 2

The Boxers limited the food supply.

The Boxers forced people to work very hard.

Step-by-step explanation:

People had it hard in Pekin when The Boxer Rebellion broke out since they started to make people work very hard jobs that they weren´t acustomed to work in very difficult conditions, then they also limited the food supply and they made them starve.