There were three Estates: 1st estate2nd estate3rd estate
Life of a French citizen
The Storming of the Bastille
The Third Estate, the most populated and the poorest. This estate was filled with peasant which had to pay half their income to the the King, and the well educated merchants.
The nobility was the richest group of people in France at the time for some. like not paying taxes or paying little taxes privileges there were special
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The French estate purpose was too advise Louis XVI about France's financial problem
Estate General
National Assembly
A French congress established by representative of the third state on june 17 1789 to enact law and reform in the name of the French people
There were rumor that the king is planning to attack the third estate. They needed weapon to protect themselves. Storming of the Bastille led to the French Revolution.
Now The Third estate was enough is enough. it's time we also get ours rights.
Statement of fundamental political right adopted by French national assembly at the beginning of the French revolution