When i saw the american consul, i burst into tears and told him of all that the people in peking were suffering; how the boxers were firing on them from all sides and trying to burn them out; how each man was limited to a small cup of grain a day, while at the same time they were compelled to labor . . under a burning sun, in employments to which they were not accustomed. —the boxer rebellion, yao chen-yuan what problems faced the people in peking? check all that ! the boxers limited the food supply. the boxers forced people to work very hard. the boxers required people to leave the city. the boxers forced people to join foreign armies. the boxers forced the people to rebel against the american consul.