Question

who were the people who comprised the third estate?Who paid the taxes and to whom?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:The people who comprised the Third Estate were big businessmen merchants lawyers peasants artisans small peasants landless labour and servants. 2. These were 95 percent of the population. They had to pay taxes to the state.

Answer 2

Answer :

Peasants, working class , labours, etc. were classified as members of third estate.

Members of third estate were forced to give taxes to church and the state.

There were two types of taxes:

• One to be paid to church called tithe.
• Other was to be paid direct to the state called taille.

Both taxes were paid by members of third estate.