Causes of The French Revolution
1.2.3. 20% of land in France 1.2.4. 0% of taxes 1.2.6. disagreed with enlightenment ideas 1.3. The Third Estate 1.3.1. included bourgeoisies, urban lower class/workers, and peasant farmers 1.3.1.1. bourgeoisies were the middle class of the third estate, workers were the poorest group of the third estate, and the peasants were the largest group with more than 80% of France's 26 million people 1.3.2. no power to influence government 1.3.3. envied the wealth of the first and second estates 1.3.4. 50% of taxes 1.3.6. embraced enlightenment ideas 2. Enlightenment 2.1. some of the people of France ...