Which estate(s) in France was(were) exempted from paying taxes in 18th century France?

The first estate (clergy)

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The second estate (nobility)

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Both first and second estate

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The third estate (traders. artisans and peasants)

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Solution

The correct option is D Both first and second estate

The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state.

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