GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Most of the people of France belonged to the
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1st Estate
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2nd Estate
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3rd Estate
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4th Estate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class. While the Second Estate was only 1% of the total population of France, the Third Estate was 96%, and had none of the rights and priviliges of the other two estates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Third Group-Peasants: largest group within the Third Estate. This group was 80 percent of France’s population. This group paid half of their income to the nobles, tithes to the Church, and taxes to the king’s agents.
Detailed explanation-3: -Individuals in the 3rd Estate could be peasants, lawyers, laborers, or land workers who were toiling away on the lands of the Nobles.
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