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What percentage of the French population made up the 2nd Estate?

2% (correct)

10%

5%

20%

What was the main contribution of the 1st Estate to French society?

Owning the majority of the land

Providing education and helping the poor (correct)

Providing financial support to the government

Opposing Enlightenment ideas

What was the main difference between the 2nd Estate and the rest of the French population?

Their high taxation rates

Their large land ownership

Their support for Enlightenment ideas

Their low tax payments (correct)

What was the main characteristic of the Bourgeoisie?

Education and support for Enlightenment ideas Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate percentage of land owned by the 1st Estate?

10% Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the population were peasants in pre-revolutionary France?

80% Signup and view all the answers

What was the title given to Marie Antoinette due to her lavish spending habits?

Madame Deficit Signup and view all the answers

Why did the king raise taxes on the nobility?

To pay for the debt incurred from the previous kings Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the French people's inspiration to revolution?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Third Estate's demands for reform?

The creation of a representative government Signup and view all the answers

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What percentage of the French population made up the 2nd Estate?

What was the main contribution of the 1st Estate to French society?

What was the main difference between the 2nd Estate and the rest of the French population?

What was the main characteristic of the Bourgeoisie?

What was the approximate percentage of land owned by the 1st Estate?

What percentage of the population were peasants in pre-revolutionary France?

What was the title given to Marie Antoinette due to her lavish spending habits?

Why did the king raise taxes on the nobility?

What was the primary reason for the French people's inspiration to revolution?

What was the outcome of the Third Estate's demands for reform?

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