MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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to pay taxes.
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animals or crops.
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to worry about taking care of it.
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equal say or representation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did members of the Third Estate feel they were treated unfairly by the First and Second Estates? The First and Second Estates had a small tax burden, powerful positions, and privilege. The Third Estate had a large tax burden, few rights, and little privilege.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians believe that one of the reasons the French Revolution came about was the disatisfaction of members of the Third Estate, who wanted a more equal distribution of wealth and power.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate constituted 98% of the French population. So they viewed themselves as the spokesman of whole France.
Detailed explanation-4: -Finally, the 3rd Estate comprised the rest of the population. They had very little rights and paid nearly half of their income in taxes. Individuals in the 3rd Estate could be peasants, lawyers, laborers, or land workers who were toiling away on the lands of the Nobles.