France in the late 1700s was divided into three estates, with the King and Queen ruling over all. The first estate consisted of the church who paid no taxes. The second estate included nobility who paid few taxes. The third estate comprised peasants, doctors, and workers who shouldered most of the tax burden.

1. Chapter 1
Introduction
France was ruled by a Monarch. King Louis 14 ruled France with his wife
Queen Marie-Antoinette. In the late 1700’s France was divided in to 3
sections called old order (also called estates). The first estate had the
church and didn’t pay taxes. The second estate had nobility and paid few
taxes. The third estate had peasants, doctors, workers who paid more
taxes.
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