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Which of the following best describes the composition of the Third Estate in pre-Revolutionary France?
Which of the following best describes the composition of the Third Estate in pre-Revolutionary France?
- A homogenous group of peasants with similar levels of land ownership
- Primarily wealthy nobles and clergy
- A diverse group including peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie (correct)
- Exclusively urban craftspeople and shopkeepers
The First and Second Estates bore the primary burden of taxation in pre-Revolutionary France.
The First and Second Estates bore the primary burden of taxation in pre-Revolutionary France.
False (B)
Identify one way in which the social structure of pre-Revolutionary France contributed to the long-range causes of the French Revolution.
Identify one way in which the social structure of pre-Revolutionary France contributed to the long-range causes of the French Revolution.
Extreme social and economic inequality
The French term for the annual tax, primarily paid by the Third Estate, is the ______.
The French term for the annual tax, primarily paid by the Third Estate, is the ______.
Match the following Estates with their descriptions in pre-Revolutionary France:
Match the following Estates with their descriptions in pre-Revolutionary France:
How did the division within the First Estate contribute to the French Revolution?
How did the division within the First Estate contribute to the French Revolution?
Peasants in pre-Revolutionary France were entirely free from obligations to the nobles.
Peasants in pre-Revolutionary France were entirely free from obligations to the nobles.
Explain how increasing prices of consumer goods affected urban workers in the time leading up to the French Revolution.
Explain how increasing prices of consumer goods affected urban workers in the time leading up to the French Revolution.
The French Revolution was influenced by the American Revolution because it:
The French Revolution was influenced by the American Revolution because it:
The ______, or middle class, made up about 8 percent of the population of France.
The ______, or middle class, made up about 8 percent of the population of France.
Flashcards
What are the Three Estates?
What are the Three Estates?
The three orders of French society before the Revolution.
Who made up The First Estate?
Who made up The First Estate?
The First Estate; made up of the clergy.
Who made up The Second Estate?
Who made up The Second Estate?
The Second Estate; made up of the nobility.
Who made up The Third Estate?
Who made up The Third Estate?
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What is the taille?
What is the taille?
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Who were the bourgeoisie?
Who were the bourgeoisie?
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What was the main long-range cause of the French Revolution?
What was the main long-range cause of the French Revolution?
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What represents the French Revolution?
What represents the French Revolution?
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What roles did the second estate play?
What roles did the second estate play?
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What was resented from the peasants?
What was resented from the peasants?
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