The First Estate consisted of the clergy and numbered about 130,000 people who owned approximately 10% of the land. – Clergy were exempt from the taille, France's chief tax.
Answer: The First Estate didn't have to pay taxes. The First Estate owned 10 percent of Frances' land. The First Estate was mad up of mostly clergy members of the church. The Second estate made up 1.5 percent of the population and owned 20 percent of the land.
The right answer is <span> D Local craftsmen grew wealthier because of their specialized skills. This is because during the Industrial Revolution people were not needed for their skills but for the unskilled work in the factories and mines. </span>
Chattel slavery was first used in the New World by the Dutch who entered the slave trade way before others and sold slaves even to founders of Jamestown.
