USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Third Estate : This estate constituted most of the population of (about 98%). They included the peasants, craftsmen, and labourers. They paid taxes including the gabelle (a tax on salt). Each year peasants had to work a few days for their local landlord for free.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class. While the Second Estate was only 1% of the total population of France, the Third Estate was 96%, and had none of the rights and priviliges of the other two estates.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Old Regime cont. 98% of France’s population made up the Third Estate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Estate: made up 97 percent of the population. This estate was made up of three diverse groups. First Group-Bourgeoisie or middle class: this group was bankers, factory owners, merchants, and professionals. Well educated and believed in the Enlightenment ideals.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.