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What taxes did members of third estate have to pay?
the members of the third estate had to pay money
What people would have been a member of the third estate?
Poor farmers
How many were in the group of the 2nd estate?
Before the Revolution in France : The Estates-General consisted of three estates :the Clergy (about 100,000 people), the Nobles (about 400, 000 people) and all the others (about 96% of the population) belonged to the Third Estate.
What was the the third estate?
It consisted of 95 to 97 percent of the French population. (apex) It was the commoners of France, the working men and women. Bankers, Brokers and Barristers.
What economic troubles did France face in 1789?
France was basically bankrupt. King Louis XVI gave millions of dollars to the Americans in their fight for independence from England. Marie Antoinette spent money lavishly every day. King Louis XVI tried raising taxes on the Third Estate of France (the commoners )which was 97% of the population. The Third Estate revolted, broke away from the Estates General (the French legislature) and formed its own legislature, the National Assembly. After the storming of the Bastille, the National Assembly took control of the government and dramatically changed the tax structure of France.
Write the short note on third estate during 18 th century in France?
write the short note on third estate during 18 th century in France ? word limit 50 - 75
Was clergy the Third Estate?
No, the Clergy formed the First Estate of France.
Which of France's estates was not exempt from the taille?
The Third Estate
What percentage of France's population was the third estate?
97% of the French population belonged to the third estate.
What did the nobles call peasants in France?
Peasents where the third Estate.
Who were those in the third estate in France in 1787-1789?
those in the third estate represented the commoners and those that did not belong in the first and second class
What was the third state was compromised of peasants and his wealthy merchant class revolutionary France?
The peasants/common people were in the Third Estate. The wealthy merchant class was also in the Third Estate. The Second Estate were the nobility. The First Estate was the church/clergy.
What problem in France made the third estate fight back?
the republic
Which group in France strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment?
The French bourgeoisie, or middle class, strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment. They were influenced by the philosophy of thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, which emphasized reason, individual rights, and challenging traditional authority. The Enlightenment ideals played a significant role in fueling the French Revolution of 1789.
What was the Third Estate in France?
97 percent of the French population - Apex
Made up 98 percent of the population?
The Third Estate Of France
How many levels does the system have and how many?
There are 3 estates : the first estate, the second estate, and the third estate. The third estate were the poorest in France and were mostly peasants but the first estate contains priests and religious people who are very rich
