The Old Regime In the 1770s the social and political system of France the OLD REGIME remained in place Under this system the people of France were divided into three large social classes or estates ID: 751518
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France:
Estates General & the Old RegimeSlide2
The Old Regime:
In the 1770s, the social and political system of France – the OLD REGIME – remained in place. Under this system, the people of France were divided into three large social classes, or estates.Slide3
The First EstateSlide4
Consisted of:
Roman Catholic
clergy, 1.0% of populationPaid no taxes!
Consisted of 2
major groups
The First EstateSlide5
Upper Clergy:
Archbishops & abbotsExtravagant
livesOwned 10-15% of all French land
The First EstateSlide6
Responsibilities:
Record keeping
Tithe collection (10%)Moral policies
Advised
king
The First EstateSlide7
The First Estate
Lower Clergy:
Bishops & priestsNot quite as wealthy
, more sympathetic to peasantsSlide8
The First Estate
Responsibilities:
Ran schoolsCared for the
poor
(Resented
luxurious lifestyle of upper
clergy)Slide9
The Second EstateSlide10
Consisted of:
Nobility, 2% of population
PAID NO TAXES!!25-30% of land
Consisted of 2 groups…
The Second EstateSlide11
Nobility of the Sword:
Most prestigious group
Ancient lineage (heredity)
The Second EstateSlide12
Nobility of the Robe:
Less prestigious
Paid for government & military positions
The Second EstateSlide13
The Second Estate
Responsibilities:
Controlled forests, lakes and pondsRestricted from
farming
; therefore, collected
rent
from peasantsSlide14
The Third EstateSlide15
The Third Estate
Consisted of:
97% of populationPAID TAXES!!
3
groupsSlide16
The Third Estate
Bourgeoisie:
Merchants, bankers, doctors, lawyers4-5% of population
Owned
20
%
of land
No church,
army
or government positionsSlide17
Sans-Culottes:
“without knee pants”Urban
artisans & laborers15% of populationPoor
The Third EstateSlide18
The Third Estate
Peasants:
80–85% of populationWorked 30-40% of land
Could not hunt or
fish
Taxed
for almost everything
(king
, church, lord of the manor, goods, etc
.)