MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The First Estate did not have to pay tax
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The Third Estate paid for the majority of the taxes
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The Second Estate was made up of the nobility.
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All of these are true.
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Detailed explanation-1: -French society was divided into three classes known as Estates with the First Estate being the clergy, the Second Estate being the nobility and the Third Estate, which included the rest of the society consisting of peasants and the middle class merchants and professionals.
Detailed explanation-2: -This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The third estate was not poor because they were rich and among them, some used to be poor. they were big businessman, merchants, Court officials, lawyers, etc. they were also peasants and artisans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: The Estates General was last convened before the French revolution in 1614 during the reign of King Louis XIII. Let’s understand what the estate’s general was, in simple words, it was a legislative body which consisted of representatives from the three estates of French society.