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Describe the three estates of France Who paid the taxes?
The Catholic Clergy were the First Estate and were tax exempt. The Nobles made up the Second Estate and paid no taxes. Everyone else was in the Third Estate and paid all of the taxes.
What are the three estates in the French Revolution?
The three Estates were the First Estate which included the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate which consisted of the French Nobles and the Third Estate which was the commoners who represented 95 to 97% of the population.
What were the first second and third estates in france?
In the National Assembly in France during the time of the French Revolution, as you know was separated into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergy who were hardly taxed and enjoyed many privileges. The second estate was filled with nobles so high class citizens. They too paid next to no taxes and had dominance over the third estate. The third and final estate consisted of commoners, anyone from bankers to peasants were unfairly categorized and bundled up into this single heap of French citizens. This group of people would pay almost all of the taxes in France and owned the majority of the total land in France. Now in the National Assembly each estate would get one vote. The first and second estates would team up and had authority over the third estate, unfairly dominating and suppressing the views and values of the third estate.
How did the social inequality of France's three estates cause conflict?
The First Estate, which was made of of the clergy, and the Second Estate, which was made up of the Nobles, had many privileges. The Nobles were able to hold high government positions. They also had to pay nearly no taxes and they had a lot of money. The Third Estate was envious of this. They were made up of peasants and bourgeoisie--wage earners.
How many estates were in the french system?
Three. The First Estate consisted of members of the Catholic Churh. The Clergy. The Second Estate consisted of Noblemen. The Third Estate consisted of peasents.
Describe the three estates of France Who paid the taxes?
The Catholic Clergy were the First Estate and were tax exempt. The Nobles made up the Second Estate and paid no taxes. Everyone else was in the Third Estate and paid all of the taxes.
What where the three estates during the french revolution?
the 3 estates during the French Revolution were; members of the clergy made up the 1st estate, nobles the 2nd estate, and the rest of the people the 3rd estate. the 3rd estate included the working people of the cities and a large and prosperous middle class made up chiefly of merchants, lawyers, and government officials.
How was french society divided hierarchically in the old regime?
the french society in the old regime was divided into three they were the ; *clergy as first estate *nobles as second estate *commoners as third estate
Why did the people of the Third Estate revolt?
There was a raise in taxes and a food shortage. The common man on the street wasn't going to take it anymore. The richest three to seven percent of the population had a tax free existence.
Name the three classes in France prior to the French Revolution?
The first estate was of the clergy. The second was of the nobility, and the third was everyone else: peasants, merchants, lawyers, industrial workers, artisans,
What are the three divisions of Frances social structure before the french revolution?
first estate second estate and third estate.
What were the political goals of each of the Three Estates when the Estates General was called in 1789?
goal of first estate was to maintain status quo, not be taxed and gain more power. That of second estate was same. That of third was to get greater power and require other 2 estates to pay taxes
What are the three estates in the French Revolution?
The three Estates were the First Estate which included the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate which consisted of the French Nobles and the Third Estate which was the commoners who represented 95 to 97% of the population.
How was the French society divided before the revolution?
in an old feudal system called the "old regime". this system split the groups into three estates, or classes. The clergy of the catholic church made up the first one, nobles made up the second, and peasants were the third and lowest class. the lowest group contained the rich as well as the poor and only the last last estate i.e. the third one only paid the taxes and was highly discriminated from the other two estates.
What were the first second and third estates in france?
In the National Assembly in France during the time of the French Revolution, as you know was separated into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergy who were hardly taxed and enjoyed many privileges. The second estate was filled with nobles so high class citizens. They too paid next to no taxes and had dominance over the third estate. The third and final estate consisted of commoners, anyone from bankers to peasants were unfairly categorized and bundled up into this single heap of French citizens. This group of people would pay almost all of the taxes in France and owned the majority of the total land in France. Now in the National Assembly each estate would get one vote. The first and second estates would team up and had authority over the third estate, unfairly dominating and suppressing the views and values of the third estate.
What three groups of people made up the three estates of French society?
The first Estate was the Clergy, the second the nobility, and the third, well, everyone else, rich and poor, from rich Bourgeois to famished peasants. The third estate is the one that paid all the taxes.
How many estates were in the french system?
Three. The First Estate consisted of members of the Catholic Churh. The Clergy. The Second Estate consisted of Noblemen. The Third Estate consisted of peasents.
