Question

The 1st and 2nd Estate were responsible for paying ALL of the taxes in France
Responses

True
True

False

Answer 1

False. In France before the Revolution, it was primarily the Third Estate—commoners, including peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie—who bore the majority of the tax burden. The First Estate (clergy) and the Second Estate (nobility) were largely exempt from many taxes. This inequitable tax system was one of the many grievances that led to the French Revolution.