USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
A
1st estate
B
2nd Estate
C
3rd Estate
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A majority of the population belonged to the third estate of commoners. These were the lawyers, merchants, businessmen and peasants.

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: -1. The Third Estate contained around 27 million people or 98 per cent of the nation. This included every French person who did not have a noble title or was not ordained in the church.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Estate was thus a vastly larger proportion of the population than the other two estates, but in the Estates General, they only had one vote, the same as the other two estates had each.

Detailed explanation-5: -With a population of 39.24 million people in 2021, California was the most populous state in the United States. Texas was the second-most populated state in the United States, with a population of 29.53 million people. With a population of 21.78 million people, Florida was the third most populous state in the US.

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