Question

Prior to the Revolution, France was divided into 3 classes or estates under the old regime. What was the largest class of people with 98% of the population and little governmental power

Answer 1

Answer: The Third Estate
Explanation: The Third Estate contained around 27 million people or 98 percent of the nation. This included every French person who did not have a noble title or was not ordained in the church. The rural peasantry, or commoners, made up the largest portion of the Third Estate.

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