MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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unequal tax burdens; the third estate paid all of the taxes
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a growing French Empire
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a law granting peasants more freedom
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equal land ownership
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Detailed explanation-1: -In turn, they also effectively started the French Revolution, which would sweep away not just the king and the old laws but the whole Estates system in favor of citizenship. The Third Estate had therefore left a major mark on history when it effectively gained the power to dissolve itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The French administration had taxes like Tithes (giving one-tenth of the agricultural produce to the Church) and Taille (tax to the State). They also levied taxes on salt and tobacco.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First and Second Estates were exempted from most taxes. The Third Estate retained the burden of producing the wealth for the two privileged Estates and also the responsibility of paying nearly all of the taxes.