USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?
A
1st Estate
B
2nd Estate
C
3rd Estate
D
All taxed equally
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -And lower middle class of peasants, landless labours belonged to third category, and were considered as the lowest class in the society. Members of the third state had to pay all types of taxes including taille, crown tax to the king, waijam tax(income tax), salt tax, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -1788. The tax system in pre-revolutionary France largely exempted the nobles and the clergy from taxes. The tax burden therefore devolved to the peasants, wage-earners, and the professional and business classes, also known as the Third Estate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Three Estates The First and Second Estates were exempted from most taxes. The Third Estate retained the burden of producing the wealth for the two privileged Estates and also the responsibility of paying nearly all of the taxes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Finally, the 3rd Estate comprised the rest of the population. They had very little rights and paid nearly half of their income in taxes. Individuals in the 3rd Estate could be peasants, lawyers, laborers, or land workers who were toiling away on the lands of the Nobles.

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