MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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First Estate, Middle Class
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Second Estate, Middle Class
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Third Estate, Middle Class
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bourgeoisie (/ˌbʊərʒwɑːˈziː/ ( listen) BOORZH-wah-ZEE, French: [buʁʒwazi] ( listen)) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper class.
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 bourgeoisie-merchants, manufacturers, professionals-had gained financial power but were excluded from political power. Those who were socially beneath them had very few rights, and most were also increasingly impoverished.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Third Estate At the top were the bourgeoisie (middle class) made up of bankers, merchants, lawyers, doctors, etc.