Question

Who are third estate people? How were they burdened financially?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Members of the Third Estate ranged from lowly beggars and struggling peasants to urban artisans and labourers; from the shopkeepers and commercial middle classes to the nation's wealthiest merchants and capitalists. To put it simply, the third estate revolted in response to an unfair economic and political system that disproportionately taxed the middle classes and peasants while benefiting the other estates. ... In response to economic tension, Louis the XVI called for an assembly of the Estates General in 1789.