2c. If you were a member of the Third Estate who read and agreed with the Enlightenment Thinkers, how would you feel about Louis XVI? Document 2b 2d. Based on the images of the Palace of The Palace of Versailles was a château [castle] in Versailles and was the center of Versailles, describe the lives of the royal family political power in France from 1682 until 1789. Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette lived in (Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children). the palace before the French Revolution. They were known for throwing lavish parties. The Queen’s Chamber. Source: The Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles Source: Document Set 3: The Lives of the Third Estate Document 3: Travels in France (1792) by Arthur Young 3a. The woman” that Arthur Young meets on the road “poor Arthur was an English gentleman farmer who visited France at the start of the French says that France, or at least the region she lives in is sad “a Revolution. His goal was to determine "the cultivation, wealth, resources, and national country.” Identify two reasons why she says that. prosperity" of France by describing what he witnessed. 3b. Arthur Young states that there is a great difference between the people” in England and France. Who “lower does he blame for that difference? Why? 3c. Compare the life of the woman Arthur Young met to the lives of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and other members of the First and Second Estates.
2c. If you were a member of the Third Estate who read and agreed with the Enlightenment Thinkers, how would you feel about Louis XVI? Document 2b The Palace of Versailles was a château [castle] in Versailles and was the center of political power in France from 1682 until 1789. Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette lived in the palace before the French Revolution. They were known for throwing lavish parties. The Queen’s Chamber. Source: The Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles Source: 2d. Based on the images of the Palace of Versailles, describe the lives of the royal family (Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children). Document Set 3: The Lives of the Third Estate Document 3: Travels in France (1792) by Arthur Young Arthur was an English gentleman farmer who visited France at the start of the French Revolution. His goal was to determine "the cultivation, wealth, resources, and national prosperity" of France by describing what he witnessed. 3a. The “poor woman” that Arthur Young meets on the road says that France, or at least the region she lives in is “a sad country.” Identify two reasons why she says that. 3b. Arthur Young states that there is a great difference between the “lower people” in England and France. Who does he blame for that difference? Why? 3c. Compare the life of the woman Arthur Young met to the lives of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and other members of the First and Second Estates.
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