Question

Use this print of the Estates General writing a new constitution to answer the following question:

A 1789 French cartoon, Estates General. It portrays three men standing around an anvil on which the constitution lays. The men are holding hammers and are preparing to strike the constitution on the anvil.
© The Granger Collection/Image Quest 2012

How does this illustration demonstrate Enlightenment principles alive in France at that time?

The painting demonstrates that religion is an essential and calming element of an enlightened society.
The painting demonstrates the Enlightenment idea that the people have the power to take action against an unjust government.
The painting is a good example of how enlightened thinkers in France found peasants uneducated.
The painting demonstrates how the power of the nobility and clergy is justified if they are enlightened.

Answer 1

the above is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The painting demonstrates the enlightenment idea that the people have the power to take action against an unjust government.

Answer: Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The painting that has been talked about in the question shows that there are three men in the painting and all the men have hammers in their hands. This was for a strike and protesting for the unjust that the government was doing. This awareness was all because of the enlightenment of the people of that time.

The enlightenment had let to the increase in the awareness of the people about their rights that they had. It also led to the change in the culture, the form of art of the people of that time and they had learnt to stand up for themselves and against the unjust done to them.