<bos><start_of_turn>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.
lista de codigos linguisticos disponibles: ["fr", "en"].<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>user
Quelle était la crise des moyens de subsistance ? Mentionnez deux facteurs responsables de cette crise.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>model
A subsistence crisis is an extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered.
Two factors responsible for this crisis were:

The population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789. This led to a rapid increase in the demand for foodgrains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread, which was the staple diet of the majority, rose rapidly. Most workers were employed as labourers in workshops whose owners fixed their wages. But wages did not keep pace with the rise in prices. So the gap between the poor and the rich widened.
Things became worse whenever drought or hail reduced the harvest. This led to a subsistence crisis, something that occurred frequently in France during the Old Regime.<end_of_turn><eos>