Difference between revisions of "Third Estate"

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The group of people in France that were not aristocracy or clergy, in other words, the "normal" people.
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The Third Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary [[France]].  It consisted of the people who were not aristocracy or clergy, but peasants, merchants, and laborers.  The Third Estate was badly overtaxed.

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The Third Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary France. It consisted of the people who were not aristocracy or clergy, but peasants, merchants, and laborers. The Third Estate was badly overtaxed.