USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would NOT belong to the Third Estate
A
Peasant Farmer
B
Lawyer
C
Merchant
D
Priest
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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