3 estates 1st estate= clergy men church fathers etc . they paid no taxes. 2nd estate= men of noble birth.also no taxes. 3rd estate= poor people peasents etc , they paid all taxes.
French society was divided into 3 estates in the ruler ship of Louis 16 1st estate were the clergy
2nd estate were the nobility
3rd estate were the big businessmen,merchants,court officials,lawyers etc. peasants and artisans small peasants,landless labour,servants.
in the 3rd estate some were poor and some were rich . and only the people of 3rd estate had to pay taxes while the 1st and 2nd estates enjoyed certain privileges by birth .
the most important of these was exemption of paying taxes to the state. the nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges . these included feudal dues,which they extracted from the peasants . peasants were obliged to render services to the lord - to work in his house and fields - to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.
The event that marked the end of the Roman Republic is often attributed to the defeat of Marc Antony in 31 BC at the Battle of Actium which ended the period of civil war.
</span>Which European country gained control of the Suez Canal, even though it did not finance or participate in its construction? NOT: a. Germany c. Netherlands <span>d. Belgium</span>
the Union wanted to capture key southern positions along the Mississippi river. the Union navy would try to capture the port at New Orleans and move North long the Mississippi river to join forces with Grant's army who would head south along the river.
