Question

political cartoon
background information: political cartoons like this were common during the revolution. the words on the rock include \tithes and taxes.\
what does the rock represent?
○ the power of the second estate to tax the others
○ the taxes paid by the clergy
○ the good life led by the bourgeoisie
○ the high taxes paid by the third estate

Explanation:

The political cartoon relates to the French Revolution. The rock is labeled with "tithes and taxes"—tithes were payments to the clergy (First Estate), and taxes burdened the Third Estate (commoners, including peasants and bourgeoisie) while the First and Second Estates (nobility) were exempt. The rock symbolizes the heavy financial load on the Third Estate.

Answer:

the high taxes paid by the Third Estate