Question

Members of the ______ estate paid taxes.

• A. First
• B. Second
• C. Third
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Third

During the eighteenth century, the French society was divided into three groups which were called estates. They are as follows:

1. First Estate = Clergy which comprises of fathers of the church belongs to this group. They were exempted from paying taxes.

2. Second Estate = Nobel's belonged to this group. They also did not pay taxes.

3. The third Estate = Businessman, merchants, small farmers, artisans, servants, and labors belonged to this group. And they had to pay all types of taxes including tithes and taille.