The French Revolution

1) The French Revolution began because the people were very angry at the King and nobles, unfair laws. The peasants were forced to work in the military, forced to pay taxes, while the nobles had complete authority over the peasants. The nobility didn't have to work in the army, they weren't forced to pay taxes. And they only made up of 2% of the population. 2% ruling over 98%. Very unfair.

2)A french peasant might have grumbled about the price of bread doubling, as if the high taxes are making their lives better.

3)The point the cartoonist was making with this drawing is that the peasants are doing all the hard work while the nobles, the clergy are enjoying life at the expense of the peasants. The caption "One hopes this will end soon" clearly makes the cartoonist against the nobles. It means that things should change...

4)The lives of the peasants were very bad. A woman had a very poor living, and had to pay taxes and dues to her Lord. The high taxes and the feudal dues are crushing the lives of the peasants.

5)These sources do explain the resentment the peasnts had toward the nobles and clergy. Source A shows the peasant carrying a noble and feudal lord. Source B shows the hardships of a peasant. Source C shows the income of the people.. and the nobility had way higher income than the average person.

6)Man is born free.... these words would mostly help and inspire the peasants, the 3rd Estate of France. By listening to these morals the people would understand and eventually revolt...

7)The pamphlet was banned as to not give any ideas to the people of France. To make things stay the way they are. This law was likey passed by the 1st and 2nd estates of France. The nobles and the clergy.