MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The clergy
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The middle class, urban workers, and peasants
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The nobility
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None of the above
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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 third estate, which was made up of the lower-class citizens, the common people, middle-lower class peasants, anyone that wasn’t a noble or a clergyman, was furious.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate At the top were the bourgeoisie (middle class) made up of bankers, merchants, lawyers, doctors, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three Medieval estates were the Clergy (those who prayed), the Nobility (those who fought) and lastly the Peasantry (those who labored).
Detailed explanation-5: -In Scotland, the Three Estates were the Clergy (First Estate), Nobility (Second Estate), and Shire Commissioners, or “burghers” (Third Estate), representing the bourgeois, middle class, and lower class. The Estates made up a Scottish Parliament.