What are the 3 estates? What did they consist of? Which estate had the burden of paying taxes? (IT IS VERY URGENT pls)
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During the French revolution, the French society was divided into three estates. They were :-
A) The First Estate consisted of the clergy ( Church officials).
B) The Second Estate consisted of the nobility.
C) The Third Estate , which consisted of the peasants , workers and the bourgeoisie ( merchants, traders , teachers, doctors , lawyers and so on) constituted about 95 % of the total population. The bourgeoisie or the middle class , despite paying taxes, had no social standing.
People belonging to the First and the Second estates, despite being very rich, were exempt from paying taxes. The entire burden of taxation fell on the third estate. Among the third estate, the worst hit were the peasants and workers . They had to pay many taxes such as tax on land, salt, items of daily use and so on.
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A) The First Estate consisted of the clergy ( Church officials).
B) The Second Estate consisted of the nobility.
C) The Third Estate , which consisted of the peasants , workers and the bourgeoisie ( merchants, traders , teachers, doctors , lawyers and so on) constituted about 95 % of the total population. The bourgeoisie or the middle class , despite paying taxes, had no social standing.
People belonging to the First and the Second estates, despite being very rich, were exempt from paying taxes. The entire burden of taxation fell on the third estate. Among the third estate, the worst hit were the peasants and workers . They had to pay many taxes such as tax on land, salt, items of daily use and so on.