What was the 'Great Fear' (Grande Peur) of 1789?
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Correct answer: A panic that drove peasants to revolt against their feudal lords
Rumors of an 'aristocratic conspiracy' to starve the population led to peasant uprisings across rural France. They destroyed feudal documents and attacked manors, forcing the National Assembly to abolish feudalism.
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