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During the reign of Louis XVI things changed radically for the absolute monarchy discuss the economic situation of the commoners or middle class Thursday and how this precipitated the French revolution

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Answer:Peasants were unhappy with the depletion of royal coffers, two decades of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices. Peasants had heavy taxes imposed on them while the Catholic Church was got off scot-free.

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