explain how French society was organised
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French society in the eighteen century was divided into three estates, only the members of third estate paid taxes. the members of the first two estate, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the sate.
The French Revolution had begun. Eighteenth-century French society was organized into three social classes, called Estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the Third Estate, made up of peasants and the bourgeoisie. The country was ruled by an absolute monarchy.
The French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergymen, the second estate consisted of the nobles and the third estate consisted of the common people most of whom were peasants. The nobility and the clergy enjoyed many privileges in French society.
Explanation:
- French society was divided into three categories namely first estate, second state, and third state.
- peasents made up of 90% of the population. however only a small number of them had their own land for cultivation.
- only the third estate was made responsible to pay all the taxes while first estate and second estate were completely freed.
- about 60% of the land was owned by the nobles, the church and other richer member of the first estate and second estate.
- the peasants were obliged to render services to the lord to work on their House's and to serve in the army or to participate in building roads and other government controlled constructions.
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