Tired of the suppression, peasants throughout Europe rose against their governments, demanding property rights and tax reductions. German peasants in Swabia contested, “Christ has delivered and redeemed us all…” (Doc 3). These Germans were requested that their confiscated land be returned, and their desperation caused them to threaten violence. As the English agronomist Arthur Young traveled through Europe, he observed from an objective point of view the state of the peasants, “A cruel aggravation of their misery to see those who could best afford to pay, exempted…” (Doc 5). A German diplomat wrote that in Russia the peasants “have not been protected by the higher authorities” (Doc 6). His view as a foreigner expresses the genuine struggle the peasants were
Tired of the suppression, peasants throughout Europe rose against their governments, demanding property rights and tax reductions. German peasants in Swabia contested, “Christ has delivered and redeemed us all…” (Doc 3). These Germans were requested that their confiscated land be returned, and their desperation caused them to threaten violence. As the English agronomist Arthur Young traveled through Europe, he observed from an objective point of view the state of the peasants, “A cruel aggravation of their misery to see those who could best afford to pay, exempted…” (Doc 5). A German diplomat wrote that in Russia the peasants “have not been protected by the higher authorities” (Doc 6). His view as a foreigner expresses the genuine struggle the peasants were