SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The Third Estate was made up of these people.
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clergy
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nobles
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common people
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kings and queens
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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: -The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -France under the Ancien Régime (before the French Revolution) divided society into three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners).
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