MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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False, only the First Estate did
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True, both did
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False, only the Second Estate did
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True, the wealthy could pay for separate trials
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Estate consisted of Roman Catholic clergy, and it was by far the smallest group represented in the Estates-General. The Second Estate represented the nobility, which comprised less than 2 percent of the French population.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Ancien Régime, the First and Second Estates were often referred to as the ‘Privileged Orders’ because these estates controlled disproportionate amounts of power and wealth. This illustration from 1789 depicts the Three Estates of France.
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). The king was considered part of no estate.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first estate was the clergy; the second estate, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners. The year was 1789, the French King Louis XVI had been on the throne for 15 years.