The peasant revolts in England were caused by ______________.
A. lack of representation in guilds
B. peasants in the countryside resisting the plundering of soldiers during the Hundred Years' War
C. peasants and reeves who protested excessive taxation by the government
D. peasants, merchants, and workers protesting against the rights of the nobility
E. soldiers protesting conscription into the army
Answer: C
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