Three Estates in France Activity
First and last name _____________________________________
Use notes from 23.1 to complete this activity.
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
(3 groups)
Who is in it?
% of France’s
population
Example of
wealth/income
% of income
paid in taxes
Number of
members in
Estates-General
300
300
600
Number of votes
in EstatesGeneral
____ 1. All were advantages of the “privileged” estates EXCEPT
(A) made up the majority of France’s population
(B) owned large percentage of France’s land
(C) paid almost no taxes
(D) held high offices in the government
____ 2. 97% of France’s population belonged to the
(A) 1st Estate
(B) 2nd Estate
(C) Bourgeoisie
____ 3. All belonged to the Third Estate EXCEPT
(A) clergy
(B) peasants
(C) bourgeoisie
(D) Third Estate
(D) city-workers
____ 4. Which group paid the largest percentage of its income in taxes?
(A) nobles (B) bourgeoisie
(C) city workers
(D) peasants
____ 5. What was unfair about the voting in the Estates-General?
(A) The 1st & 2nd Estates had fewer people but could always outvote the Third Estate.
(B) The Third Estate got more votes because they had more people.
(C) The 1st & 2nd Estates had fewer votes than the Third but represented more people.
(D) The 2nd & 3rd Estates always voted together against the 1st Estate.
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Three Estates Activity
First and last name ______________________________________
1. Which Estate is represented by each letter?
What is the clue that you see for each to
explain how you know this?
A - ___________ because __________________
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B - ____________ because __________________
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C - ____________ because __________________
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2. Which Estate most likely created this cartoon?
How can you tell?
___________ because ____________________
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What statement is being made about the
relationship between the three estates?
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3. Describe with examples from 3 different lines on the chart from the other side what made the political
and economic system in France so unfair and unequal.
Ex # 1: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Ex #2 : _________________________________________________________________________________
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Ex #3: _________________________________________________________________________________
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