1) The people of France did not like that the Nobles and Clergy paid little to no taxes. There was a food shortage and taxes were rising. They also thought the King was very weak and useless.
2) A French peasant has quite the list of things to coplain about. There was a food shortage, and the price of bread had increased. The government was falling into debt and the people where being treated horribly.
3) Source A shows a poor worker who had to support the two higher estates and hoped he wouldn't have to for any longer; he hoped for a revolution.
4) The author of source B describes the lives of peasants to be very harsh and very desperate. The people did not have that much, but still had to pay 20kg of wheat, and three chickens as taxes. The taxes where difficult for them to pay.
5) Yes it does. It shows that the poor had a very hard life, and that they had to pay to support the rich. It shows why they would want to revolt against the rich and have a revolution to avoid the harsh times.
6) The peasants would be influenced by his work and follow him. They do not like the old form of government and would embrace democracy for France. It would be more fair for them and a better lifestyle.
7) It was probably banned by the Clergy and Nobles and King, because they do not want peasants to revolt and want them to follow there rules. They wouldn't want the peasants to try to form a new government.
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