USA HISTORY

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 peasantry Peasants inhabited the bottom tier of the Third Estate’s social hierarchy. Comprising between 82 and 88 per cent of the population, peasant-farmers were the nation’s poorest social class. While levels of wealth and income varied, it is reasonable to suggest that most French peasants were poor.

Detailed explanation-3: -A majority of the population belonged to the third estate of commoners. These were the lawyers, merchants, businessmen and peasants. The nobility belonged to the second estate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Peasants lived in the bottom tier of the Third Estate’s social hierarchy and formed between 82 and 88 percent. Peasant-farmers were France’s poorest social class. Most of them worked as feudal tenants or sharecroppers and were required to pay a range of taxes, tithes, and feudal dues.

Detailed explanation-5: -The First Estate consisted of members of the Catholic Church (the clergy). The Second Estate consisted of members of the aristocracy (the nobility). The Third Estate comprised all other members of french society (the commoners).