MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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First Estate
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Second Estate
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Third Estate
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Estate consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family, except for the King. Members of the Second Estate did not have to pay any taxes. They were also awarded special priviliges, such as the wearing a sword and hunting.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -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).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Estate represented the nobility, which comprised less than 2 percent of the French population. The Third Estate represented the overwhelming majority of the French population, from the wealthy urban elite to craftsmen and the peasantry.