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: -Summary of the Three Estates The Third Estate comprised all other members of french society (the commoners). The vast majority of the population belonged to the Third Estate (roughly 98% of 27 million people).

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The Third Estate contained around 27 million people or 98 per cent of the nation. This included every French person who did not have a noble title or was not ordained in the church.

Detailed explanation-4: -Third Group-Peasants: largest group within the Third Estate. This group was 80 percent of France’s population. This group paid half of their income to the nobles, tithes to the Church, and taxes to the king’s agents.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Third Estate represented the overwhelming majority of the French population, from the wealthy urban elite to craftsmen and the peasantry.