The social order of pre-Revolutionary France was composed of three states: the 1st state was made up of clergymen, the 2nd state included all the nobility, and the 3rd state was formed by the rest of the population of France, including the peasantry, the bourgeoisie, and the city workers.
The experiences of the nobility and the bourgeoisie were very different during this period. The nobiity included around 1-2% of the population of the country. They were mostly exempt from taxes and for the most part, did not have a job. On the other hand, the bourgeoisie was a large percentage of the population, and carried a significant tax burden. This class was the most educated and wealthiest part of the 3rd State, and they resented the privileges of the nobles, in particular the tax exemptions. The conflict between these classes was a reason for the French Revolution.
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They needed to keep their slaves otherwise it would have put them in serious debt and they would need to do the work themselves which was a lot due to the south was the biggest cotton producer in the world but, the north didn't want them to have slaves.
The pros of being an artisan in the medieval period is that you can own your own business and if you are a master you were part of one o f the most influential group among the artisans. The cons were that if you were in the lower class you had no freedom and would work more than others for less.
