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The third estate strongly believed in Enlightenment ideas about new methods of economic, political system affected the way people think and they also wanted a change. (At that time, France was serious economic problems, weak and unsettled leadership)They wanted king to be change, they wanted same right as first and second estate. Taxes was the most reason to lead to 'The French Revolution.' They were excluded from the estates general meeting, so they form a meeting at the local tennis court; this is also how they formed their national assembly for the third estate.

__Divided Classes__ At that time in France, people were living under the old regime, which they divided in three estate to first, second, and third estate. The first estate was made up of clergy of Roman Catholic Church. The second estate was made up of rich nobles. Lastly, the third estate made up of urban lower class, farmers.

Classes:



__Taxes__ 1% of population was first estate, 2% of population was second estate, and 97% of population was third estate. First and Second estate were being privilege, and didn't need to pay taxes. However, third estate needed to pay high taxes. The Third Estate was normal people who were factory owners, merchants, bankers, and skilled artisans. They lived in very different economic conditions than First and Second Estate people. Life was very hard for them with the lack of money. They had a lot of trouble feed in to their families, because they couldn't get the job, and even if the get it, they couldn't get a lot of payment. Their payment was extremely law. They got angry when taxes rose and prices of bread rose, because they couldn't buy bread to their families anymore. Buying a piece of bread was really difficult. High taxes made impossible to have a successful business, the cost of living increased a lot, and the bad weather made lack of food in France.

One of the reason to lead revolution:



__Estates-General__ On June 17, 1789, when the first and second estates called for reunion of the Estates General to discuss a tax that had been imposed to them. The members of the third estate joined to form the National Assembly in order to pass laws and reforms between the three estate and each delegate could vote. Also, the third estate delegates revolved and did a pledged called Tennis Court Oath which is they would stay until a new constitution was drawn.

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