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The Declaration of the Rights of Man made all French citizens equal before the law. How did this equality contrast with the ways of the Old Regime?

The declaration removed the king from power.
The declaration forced the aristocracy to give up their land.
The declaration created a separation between church and state.
The declaration abolished the three estates.

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The declaration abolished the three estates.

Explanation: Under the Old Regime France was divided into three estates (clergy, nobility, commoners) with different legal privileges and exemptions. The Declaration of the Rights of Man established legal equality for citizens, ending those estate-based legal distinctions.