Question

Explain the composition of the French revolution society during the 18centuries

Answer 1

IN 18TH CENTURY THE FRENCH SOCIETY WAS DIVIDED INTO 3 ESTATES:

The  First Estate, Second Estate and the Third Estate. The First Estate consisted of the Clergy and the Second Estate consisted of Nobility.

• The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges.

• The Third Estate consisted of three categories of people. Big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers etc come in the top layer. Peasants and artisans come in the middle and small peasants, landless laborers and servants  come under the lowest category of people.