This was starting to show signs of equality within all people, which later lead to the Constitution and Document 8 which
They were poor yet heavily taxed by government. (Document #1) In the chart, it shows how the 1st and 2nd estates weren’t taxed but 3rd estate was. (Document #2) These two documents show that 3rd estate was not treated fairly, even though 1st and 2nd estates were.
It also focused on civil liberty, which gave people the right to actively participate in the decision-making. In the
The third estate was determined to stop the unfair taxing of the lower class. They saw this as unfair because the third estate was known as the poorest of the estates.
In document 3, it specifies; "That the taille be borne equally by all classes…. " This explains that the third estate cannot cope with the high taxes that they have to pay and are fighting so that the first and second estate can pay the same amount of taxes. The illustration in document 7 it shows taxes on top of the third estate, which the first and second estate are standing on. The first and second estate have it simple and easy, they do not have to pay any taxes, but the third estate gets piled with all of the taxes that take away most of their
The second estate was made up of rich nobles. The nobles owned 20 percent of the land in France and paid almost no taxes. The third estate was about 90 percent of the people in France. The third estate laked privileges they had to pay high taxes. They felt that their wealth entitled them to a great degree of social states.
There were a lot of people who were not allowed the right or be apart of the creating the constitution because of their color, gender,
The third estate, which makes up 98% of the population, is unhappy with the dramatic advantages that the first 2 estates receive. Getting rid of nobility helps all citizens have equal opportunity. Doc B “Jan 21,1793 Trial, conviction, and execution of Louis XVI for treason“. The execution of King Louis not only served as a symbol, but also showed that the French population want a honest leader in a democratic nation. “ February 1794, All slavery abolished in French colonies.”
They were not allowed to have public meetings within the town that they lived in. They could not own houses in the town, They worked/lived in if they do not work for a white man or former owner, and they were not allowed within the limits of the town unless they had written permission from their employer. On top of all of these unfair and cruel laws, they also had terrible punishments. Like paying five dollars which at that time was a lot of money. Or they would go to jail and work for two days on the public streets where they would be discriminated against by other people walking by.
In a diagram from 1789, it shows that the First and Second Estates made up only a small percentage of the population, yet they owned ten times that amount in land, and paid no taxes. Meanwhile, the majority of the population, made up by the Third Estate, were taxed profusely and owned little land in comparison (Doc 2). The inequality between the estates and the extent to which the Third Estate was abused because of their social status was clear . This is portrayed in an illustration where the Third Estate was trampled by the taxes forced upon them by their social superiors (Doc 7). They were in no state to pay taxes or tithes to the church, and this mandatory tariff left little money for their own needs.
All citizens were forced to become absolutely the same, and breaking from this equality would be a federal offense. They were forced to abandon the individuality and free thought that could potentially allow for advancements for the community, conforming instead with sameness
“....fearful the poor would plunder the rich… (they) admitted that the rich, unrestrained, would also plunder the poor (Hofstadter 57).” One class can not have too much power because it would lead to an anarchy. This document meant to hold up a democracy, not anarchy. The reason why the rich benefitted from the system was because if they had not, the social classes would have been
The Three Estate System was the splitting of the citizens based on their class in society. There was the Clergy (church), the Nobility (nobles) who make up the first and second estate, and the commoners as the third estate. It was unfair that the Clergy and Nobility had only made up 2% of the country’s population but, had 35% of the land; special privileges were given by King Louis XVI gave special privileges to them. These privileges were that the Clergy and Nobility didn’t pay taxes and got to wear special clothing in public. The Third Estate, especially the Bourgeoisie, made up 98% of the French population were irritated with King Louis XVI because they had no special privileges, they paid 50% income tax, and had only 65% of land for 98% of the population.
The clergy was the first state with the titled nobility being the second class. The rest of the population that encompassed poor city workers, rural peasants and the bourgeoisie were categorized as the third class. The third class was totally against the heavy taxes and lack of rights. For the same reason, economic injustices dominated
This goes back to his question about what creates a nation. His answer is that it contains both the nobles and citizens who live according to the common law and represent the government as a whole. In short terms, the Third Estate contains everything. Sieyès wakes people up that even though the leaders have different responsibilities, it does not exclude them from certain laws or put them above the laws. For a nation to function, all people must serve for the government and obey the laws no matter what position they serve in their
