MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Question
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Which of the following would NOT belong to the Third Estate
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Peasant Farmer
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Lawyer
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Merchant
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Priest
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A majority of the population belonged to the third estate of commoners. These were the lawyers, merchants, businessmen and peasants. The nobility belonged to the second estate.
Detailed explanation-2: -(i) The Third Estate was made of the poor only(Untrue): The Third Estate comprised poor servants, small peasants, landless laborers, peasants artisans, big businessmen, merchants, and lawyers.
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.
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