French Revolution - Difference between the Estates
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- THE ESTATE SYSTEM
- Clergy
- Nobility
- Peasants
- 1st Estate
- 2nd Estate
- 3rd Estate
- TAXES
- Yes Sir.
- Charge more taxes!
- STARVATION
- My goodness, the crops! How are we supposed to live?
- The society of estates was part of the feudal system that dated back to the middle ages. The peasants made up about 90% of the population but only a few of them owned the land they cultivated.
- GROWING DISSENT
- Taxes of the people were incremented due to depletion of the treasury from war efforts and luxuries for the royalty.
- THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
- Bring me more!
- Along with the price of bread which was the staple food of majority of the country rising rapidly, bad harvest, and unemployment contributed to starvation.
- CONCLUSION
- The people were upset since they were unable to afford grains and vegetables and the taxes were still very high.
- Two years of empty stomachs! It is the royalty to blame!
- ‘This poor fellow brings everything, grain, fruits, money, salad. The fat lord sits there, ready to accept it all. He does not even care to grace him with a look.’
- We don't have any more sire, please have mercy!
- The population consists mainly of peasants, few of which own the land they cultivate. The taxes levied by the king were solely paid by the third estate.
- Clergy
- Nobility
- Peasants
- Population
- Paid Taxes
- Land Ownership
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