Members of the Third Estate were primarily frustrated with the French government because they thought they paid too much in taxes. The Third Estate, which included the common people such as peasants, laborers, and the bourgeoisie, shouldered a heavy tax burden while the privileged estates (the First Estate, clergy, and the Second Estate, nobility) were largely exempt from many taxes. This led to significant resentment and a belief that the system was unfair and inequitable, contributing to the broader discontent that led to the French Revolution.
Why were members of the Third
Estate frustrated with the French
government?
They opposed the wars
that had been fought
during the 1700s.
They believed the
government should help
prevent crop failures.
They thought they paid
too much in taxes.
They wanted positions in
the church.
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