how was the French society divided before French revolution
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It was divided into three estates
1. First estate
2. Second estate
3. Third estate
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- The French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates.They are:
- 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.
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↪How was the French society before the Revolution?
- Before the French Revolution, French society was structured on the relics of feudalism, in a system known as the Estates System.
- In contrast, the clergy and the nobility controlled the majority of the land in France and held all of the important positions in the government, military and church.
↪What are causes of French Revolution?
- International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state.
- Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.
↪Why was the French society divided into three estates?
- France under the Ancien Regime (before the French Revolution) divided society into three estates:
- the First Estate (clergy) the Second Estate (nobility) and the Third Estate (commoners).
- The system was outrageously unjust in throwing a heavy tax burden on the poor and powerless.
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