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Old Regime
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the organization of three estates formed by the french society (clergy, nobles, and commoners)
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First Estate
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Clergy, less than 1% of population, main landholders
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Second Estate
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Nobles, about 1% of population, held power in gov't and army
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Third Estate
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Commoners, almost all of population (mostly rural peasants, 80%), townspeople and general workers
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Economic problems in France
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regressive tax structure
massive national debt corruption, bribery, waste in gov't inflation tithe |
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Estates General
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legislature of France, made up of bodies of delegates from each Estate, each Estate has one vote (clergy and nobles could band together and vote down commoners 2 to 1 every time)
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