palaces. They didn't really have to pay taxes, and so people in France were critical to them.
2) Most French peasants were overwhelmed with taxes, especially around 1787-1790. They had to pay almost ten times what they had. One small article says that a woman and her husband owned a small piece of land. They only owned one cow and a poor horse, but had to pay 20Kg of wheat, three chickens, 60Kg of oats, and much more.
3) The authors point was that peasants had most of the work to do. The cartoon shows a peasant carrying the burden of maintaining the feudal lords and the clergy. The person carrying the other two people is a peasant. The people the peasant is carrying represent the feudal lords and the clergy. the caption, "One hopes this will end soon," is important because its showing that the peasants are desperate for a change. They don't want everyone else to have all the power.
4) It is clear that source B shows the downside of a French peasants life. (If there are any good sides) Source B explains that the peasants were taxed heavily, and most couldn't even keep up with them. This particular person owned a small amount of land, and only a cow with a poor horse. He was being taxed way more than what he had. The quote at the end, "The taxes and feudal dues are crushing us," means that they can barley survive with these taxes.
5) Sources A, B, and C do explain why poor people resented the rich because all of them show how hard life is from a peasants point of view. For example, source C shows that all of the people in the higher classes get a yearly income, some more than others. But, the peasants don't make any money.
6) Rousseau was an influential writer during his time. Along with other writers like Voltaire, he wanted a direct democracy government. The peasants were instantly influenced by his writing. Peasants lived a desperate and cruel life. They were taxed to the extent where they weren't able to survive. The wealthy classes ruled over everyone, while in Rousseau's pamphlet he states that power to make laws belongs to the people. He disliked the current government, and so did most of the peasants.
7) The pamphlet made from Rousseau was banned in 1775. It was banned because it opposed the way the government was. The pamphlet influenced peasants, caused a revolt against the government. The wealthy estates would lose their money, power, luxury, and privileges.
