They were drawing a line in the sand that the Nobles and Clergy could understand, The Ancient Regime was over and the people were there to stay.
The Third Estate.
The third estate
The Catholic Clergy.
The Third Estate
The First Estate during the French Revolution was the nobility.
The Catholic Clergy.
The third estate held 97% [of which held 80% peasants] the Second estate held 1% and the First estate held 2%.
3rd estate owned land 70% during french revolution
to pay off war debts from the American revolution
The Aristocracy/Nobility made up the second estate in the French Revolution.
The French revolutionists (the 3rd estate, the bourgeoisie) fought against their monarchical system.
It was the French Revolution.