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What percentage of the population owned 20% of the land in France in the 1700s?
What percentage of the population owned 20% of the land in France in the 1700s?
- 97%
- 10%
- 2% (correct)
- 1%
What was the primary role of the 1st Estate in France?
What was the primary role of the 1st Estate in France?
- To collect taxes from the people
- To provide education and help the poor (correct)
- To support the Enlightenment ideas
- To govern the country
Which group of people made up the majority of the Third Estate in France?
Which group of people made up the majority of the Third Estate in France?
- The Bourgeoisie
- The Workers (correct)
- The Clergy
- The Nobility
What was a significant difference between the 1st Estate and the 2nd Estate in France?
What was a significant difference between the 1st Estate and the 2nd Estate in France?
What was the primary complaint of the Third Estate in France?
What was the primary complaint of the Third Estate in France?
What percentage of the population were peasants?
What percentage of the population were peasants?
Why did the king raise taxes on the nobility?
Why did the king raise taxes on the nobility?
What was a major factor that contributed to the French Revolution?
What was a major factor that contributed to the French Revolution?
What was the main demand of the Third Estate?
What was the main demand of the Third Estate?
What was the outcome of the National Assembly on June 17, 1789?
What was the outcome of the National Assembly on June 17, 1789?