Question

Name the factors responsible contributing to the new social groups in France in the 18th century.

Answer 1

Answer:

Before the revolution, French society was divided into three estates or orders: the First Estate (clergy), Second Estate (nobility) and Third Estate (commoners).

Answer 2

Answer:

1) The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of social groups called the middle class

2) The middle class earned their wealth through expanding overseas trade and from the manufacture of goods such as woolen and silk textiles that were either exported or bought by richer members of society.

3) In addition to merchants and manufacturers, including professionals such as lawyers or administrative officials.

4) All of these were educated and believed that no group in society  should be privileged by birth. Rather a person's social position should depend on their merit.