The Three Estates

All of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:

• peasants
• workers
• bourgeoisie 
• nobles

Who belonged to the First Estate?

• nobles
• clergy
• peasants
• royalty

Who were the bourgeoisie? 

• The middle class
• The 1st Estate
• The peasants
• The nobles

Which estate paid almost ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• they all paid an equal amount

Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?

• 1st estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• there was an equal percentage

Which of the three estates was the poorest?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

Clergy
very wealthy
Did NOT have to pay taxes

• Second Estate
• First Estate
• Third Estate
• Fourth Estate

Nobles
Had land and wealth
had government jobs
Did NOT have to pay taxes

• First Estate
• Third Estate
• Fourth Estate
• Second Estate

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants
Made up 98% of the population
Had to pay ALL the taxes

• First Estate
• Third Estate
• Second Estate
• Fourth Estate

Middle Class, merchants, doctors, lawyers, teachers

• Proletariat
• Bourgeoisie
• Nobles
• Clergy