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The Catholic Church received a 10% tax on all members of the Third Estate above and beyond what they paid to France.

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Perhaps as many as 75% of the population would have been considered peasants.

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Q: What percentage did the peasants make up to in the French Revolution?
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Who were the major players for the french revolution for peasants?

peasants rarely make revolutions. Peasants are too busy. revolutions are made by the Middle Class - mostly lawyers, with the help of the urban proletariat. In the French revolution, the chief representatives of the peasants wee not even in the Third Estate; they were the country priests. And as they were outvoted even in their own Estate, nobody had to listen to them. besides, revolutions (check his out) happen in the time of year between haymaking and harvest, when peasants are just too busy.


What made the French Revolution begin what happened to make it start?

Historically it began with the Storming of the Bastille by the peasants seeking weapons and gunpowder to defend themselves against a Royalis counter revolution or an invasion by Austria.


What were the causes of the french revolutin?

The causes of the french revolution is because of the rich and poor. The rich (nobles and kings) do not have to pay taxes. The poor (farmers and peasants) have to pay heavy taxes when they make so little. They got angry and then attack.


During French colonial rule in Vietnam what was the role of the Vietnamese peasants?

The role was the same for all peasants thru out time: provide the labor for the rulers (the rich) to make money. It happened to the English peasants, the Russian peasants, and the French peasants (in France)...and it happened in Vietnam (French Indochina). Peasants provide the labor force; the Colonial ruler provides the funding, organization, and the product.


How did louie the 16th start the french revolution?

He started the french revolution when he decided to make watches instead of look after the country .


Which would make an effective thesis for an essay on the cause of the French Revolution?

The french revolution started on Bastille Day, July 14, 1789


Would make an effective thesis for an essay on the cause of the French Revolution?

The French Revolution started on Bastille Day, July 14, 1789


What effect does the french revolution have on us today?

The french revolution influence us to make people know about liberty,equality and fraternity.


How did the French Revolution make a major change?

Perhaps with the beginning of the Reign of Terror.


Why did Charles Dickens make Madame Defarge a symbol of the French Revolution in A Tale of Two Cities?

Madame Defarge makes an excellent symbol for the French Revolution because she represents the attitude of the French Peasants-turned-revolutionaries. Like the peasant's, she has suffered greatly at the hands of the aristocrats. She has seen her family destroyed and lived in poverty. She wishes to live in a world of equality and fairness. Once she gains the power to actually shape her nation, however, she turns into a mad tyrant. No amount of reason can make her forgive, forget, or stop seeking revenge. -dP


Who was in the French Revolution?

There were hundreds of political and military figures involved, but the most famous names are those of Lafayette and Robbespierre, Mirabeau, Jean Paul Marat and duke Philippe d'Orleans, nicknamed Philippe Egalité. Napoleon rose to the surface only years later.


Who were the urban workers in the french revolution?

Urban Workers are part of the third estate that include Bourgeoisie and peasants. They make up about 97%-98% of the french population. Urban workers usually work in the kitchen and barely have jobs. They were heavily taxed like the other two groups and barely had money to by food. Hence they rebelled against Marie and Louis.