The+Revolutionary+Class

Which class contributed to the French Revolution?



=**The Revolutionary Class**=

**Classes In France**
In the 1770s people in France were divided into three large social classes: The First, the Second and the Third class.The First class represent less than1% of the population. It was made up of clergy of Roman Catholic Church.The Second class was made up of rich nobles who represent 2% of the population in France. The Third class which represent 98% was made of two groups.The First group were merchants and artisans and the second group were workers such as servants,cooks,peasants, and others.


 * The Three Classes.**

**Social Inequalities**
Social inequalities was one of the major causes that contributed to the French revolution.People in France were not treated equally. The people of the First and the Second Classes had privileges such as exemption from paying taxes, and access to high government offices. Therefore, they were either scorned or disagreed with the Enlightened ideas.The first group of the third class were as rich as nobles but they payed high taxes and lacked privileges. The second group formed more than 80% percent of France’s population were paying almost half their income in taxes and most of them were poor and frequently out of work.The people of the Third class were the backbone of the country, but they had little influence on the Monarch. It wasn't until the Estates-General was formed that the people of the Third class had a voice in government. Even so, the Third class would lose by vote of two to one. The First and Second classes always overruled any laws that would help the people of the Third class.All those factors caused the growing resentment of the Third class which contributed to the French revolution.

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