Merchants trading on a large scale, some entrepreneurs and early manufacturers.
urban workers, ex. homeless people, unemployed etc..
BOURGEOISIE
The Third Estate made up 95% of the population but had little power is the general Estates and they wanted equal privileges.
The Third Estate
They were because they didn't have the power they used to have. Basically, the tenants of the land were not as powerful as they had been during the Middle Ages. It made them disappear completely as a result.
97 percent of the French population - Apex
The answer is Taille or Land Tax
the wealthiest members in the third estate were the businessmen the lawyers, etc.
the members of the third estate had to pay money
Members of the third estate played a major role in both groups
the peasants.
The Third Estate had to pay 50% of their income tax
In three 'Estates': the nobility, the Church and the Third Estate. The Third Estate encompassed everyone of non-noble or non-religious status, varying from poor farmers to the wealthiest upper-class citizens.
The bourgeoisie was made up of wealthy people while the third estate was made up of nobles.
Third Estate was the generality of people which were not part of the other estates, or commoners. Bourgeoisie were middle class.
The members of the Third Estate felt under-represented because they did not hold the political or social sway that the other two states had. The First Estate was the clergy and the Second Estate was the nobility, this meant that they had a great deal of political, social and monetary sway which would have given them more power than the Third Estate.
They were rich and wealthy
They were rich and wealthy
They were rich and wealthy