MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Cahier
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Bourgeoisie
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Bastille
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Clergy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The wealthiest members of the Third Estate were those involved in commerce: merchants, financiers, and industrialists. In many respects, these men lived lifestyles comparable to the nobility.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the apex of the Third Estate’s social hierarchy was the bourgeoisie or capitalist middle classes. The bourgeoisie were business owners and professionals with enough wealth to live comfortably. As with the peasantry, there was also diversity within their ranks.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Individuals in the 3rd Estate could be peasants, lawyers, laborers, or land workers who were toiling away on the lands of the Nobles.