Question

Give a brief description of the third estate

Answer 1

THE FRENCH SOCIETY WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE ESTATES
THE CLERGY
THE NOBILITY
THE THIRD ESTATE
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THE THIRD ESTATE CONSISTED OF THE NORMAL PEOPLE
THESE PEOPLE HAD TO PAY TAXES TO THE CHURCH AND THE STATE
90% OF THE POPULATION WAS OF THIS ESTATE
60% OF THE LAND WAS OCCUPIED BY THIS ESTATE
THEY WERE TREATED UNEQUALLY AS COMPARED TO THE NOBILITY AND THE CLERGY
WHILE THE FIRST AND SECOND ESTATES WERE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING TAXES

Answer 2

Answer:

A brief description of the third estate are as follows :

Explanation:

• the the third estate was constituted of big businessman, merchants lawyers , artisans, landless labour ,etc
• the people of third estate only had to pay taxes in the French society
• peasants made up of of about 90% of the population but only a small number of them owned the land they cultivated
• the members of this state had no political rights and social status . they were always under the burden of laws
• the rich i.e. big businessman , Merchant etc had access to education but the poor were not educated at all .