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The Third Estate was comprised of 96% of the French population. Of that, 90% included 22 million peasants, laborers and artisans.
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Were peasants the largest group in the first estate?
The first estate consisted of the members of clergy. The second estate was made of the nobility classes, and the third estate was what contained the peasants, Parisians (or urban workers), and the bourgeoisie who were the upper middle class and were the richest of this estate.
What 3 groups made up the 3rd estate?
The first estate was made up of clergies The second estate was made up of nobilities The third estate was made up of everyone who is not included in the first and second estate (According to Abbe Sieyes "what is the 3rd estate?" - everything)
Which was the Third Estate?
The French working class. It includes the peasants, the bourgeois, and the merchants. Essentially, the Third Estate was everyone who was not a part of the noble class (Second Estate) or the clergy (First Estate).
Name the three classes in France prior to the French Revolution?
The first estate was of the clergy. The second was of the nobility, and the third was everyone else: peasants, merchants, lawyers, industrial workers, artisans,
Who was included in the third estates?
The third estate, the ordinary people, were the workers who paid taxes. Not only did they pay taxes to their government, but they were forced to support their local church and lord as well.
Who was part of the third estate?
The third estate consisted of the commoners/peasants.
The poorest members of the Third Estate were?
the peasants.
What was the third state was compromised of peasants and his wealthy merchant class revolutionary France?
The peasants/common people were in the Third Estate. The wealthy merchant class was also in the Third Estate. The Second Estate were the nobility. The First Estate was the church/clergy.
What did the nobles call peasants in France?
Peasents where the third Estate.
Who was the leading class of the third estate in France?
The third estate was constituted by small peasants ,lanless labour ,servants.......Cheers
Did the third estate demand that a fourth be added to give a voice to the peasants?
No
What estate in french revolution does a pig farmer belong to?
The third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy, the second estate was made up of the nobles and the peasants made up the third estate.
The largest social group included in the third estate was?
About 80% of the Third Estate were classed as illiterate peasants living at or below the poverty line.
Were peasants the largest group in the first estate?
The first estate consisted of the members of clergy. The second estate was made of the nobility classes, and the third estate was what contained the peasants, Parisians (or urban workers), and the bourgeoisie who were the upper middle class and were the richest of this estate.
What percentage did the peasants make up to in the French Revolution?
The Catholic Church received a 10% tax on all members of the Third Estate above and beyond what they paid to France.
Who paid the taxes in France and to whom?
People of the third estate i.e. peasants , servants etc paid the tax to the king. -Tanmana
Did the Clergy own land but hold little real power?
no, the third estate owned land but had very little power. The third estate are peasants and works.
