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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.
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First Second and Third Estates?
The Third Estate was the commons or the ordinary people, the First Estate being the clergy and the Second Estate the nobility .
Who made up the third estate Frances?
Everyone else excluding the 1st estate and 2nd estate, so the bourgeois made up the third estate. Particularly the rich people.
Which Estate did the bourgeoisie belong to?
The Third Estate was the estate in which the bourgeoisie belonged to.
Which was the Third Estate?
The French working class. It includes the peasants, the bourgeois, and the merchants. Essentially, the Third Estate was everyone who was not a part of the noble class (Second Estate) or the clergy (First Estate).
What unfair conditions existed in pre- revolutionary France?
1. The first and second estates were exempt from most taxes (taille, or land tax), while the third estate was not 2. The third estate was forced to pay feudal dues to the nobles and the king 3. There was no redress for the land damage of the third estate homes 4. The higher estates banned hunting that was necessary for survival among the people of the third estate
What happened as a result of the third Estate?
The primary thing which happened as a result of the Third Estate was the French Revolution. The pamphlet made the common people aware of how unnecessary their rule class was and triggered a revolt.
What is the revolt of the Third Estate against the monarchy of France called?
It was the French Revolution.
Hat was the revolt of the Third Estate against the monarchy of France called?
The French Revolution.
What was the condition of the people belonging to the third state?
third estate?
What estate in the French revolution held the most people?
The third estate
First Second and Third Estates?
The Third Estate was the commons or the ordinary people, the First Estate being the clergy and the Second Estate the nobility .
Who made up the third estate Frances?
Everyone else excluding the 1st estate and 2nd estate, so the bourgeois made up the third estate. Particularly the rich people.
Why did France's system of taxation lead to a revolt?
The Ancien Régime exclusively and heavily taxed the Third Estate. The First and Second Estates, the wealthiest individuals in France at that time, paid no taxes. The 97% of people of the Third Estate, who had the least income were responsible for supporting the French state with high tax burdens and they were sick of it. When attempts to find an equitable solution failed, the people took to arms.
When the estates general met in 1789 which estate represented the most people?
The Third Estate.
Where did the people of the third estate live?
The 3rd estate represented the bourgeoisie, meaning the commoners.
What people would have been a member of the third estate?
Poor farmers
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.
