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What were the names of the social classes in France before the French Revolution?
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∙ 10y ago
The social classes were:
First Estate: The richest people in France. Paid no taxes. (clergy)
Second Estate: Owned 35% of French land. Could move up to the first estate. Paid no taxes. (nobles, urban workers)
Third Estate: Poor people. No say in running the country. Paid all taxes. Most of the French population. No chance to making it up to the second or first estate. (peasants, laborers)
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∙ 14y agoTHE BOURGEOISE WERE JUST THE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN FRANCE, PEOPLE THAT HAD SKILLED PROFESSIONS Rich members of the lowest class
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∙ 11y agoThe members of the bourgeoisie were members of the clergy, i.e. priests and cardinals.
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∙ 14y agoBourgeoisie
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