False because there were priests and there were no councils elected by citizens
Because the third estate wanted to to reduce the power of the clergy, but the church was one of the most important things to society. Hence the church having it's own country (the papal states)
Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age. New agricultural machinery allowed farmers to increase crop yields with less labor, but falling prices and rising expenses left them in debt.
