MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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bourgeoisie
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peasantry
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clergy
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nobility
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class.
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 best-known system is the three-estate system of the French Ancien Régime used until the French Revolution (1789–1799). This system was made up of clergy (the First Estate), nobility (the Second Estate), and commoners (the Third Estate).