“The inequality that existed in the French society in the Old Regime became the cause of the French Revolution”. Justify the statement by giving three suitable examples
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Feudal dues were extracted by nobles from peasants and 1/10th of the produce was given to clergy in the form of taxes. All members of third estate had to pay taxes which burdened them and this frustration led to the cause of French revolution.
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French Society was divided into three Estates. The First Estate comprised of clergy, the Second Estate comprised of nobility and the Third Estate comprised of businessmen, traders, merchants, artisans, peasants and servants.
The members of Church and nobility enjoyed certain privileges by birth, the most important being the exemption from paying taxes to the State.
Feudal dues were extracted by nobles from peasants and one-tenth of the agricultural produce of peasants, in the form of Tithes came to the share of clergy. All members of the Third Estate including peasants paid taxes, thus, the burden of financing activities of the the state through taxes was borne by the Third Estate alone creating heavy discontentment.