"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
SLOGAN OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION MEANT DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF PEOPLE
| Members | Needs | |
| 1st estate | clergy
less than 1 % |
A decrease in the power of the Monarch and increase in their political power. Maintain their property rights |
|
2nd estate |
Nobility
less than 2 % |
To maintain their current position |
| 3rd estate
upper
middle
lower |
97 %
drs., merchants
artisans
peasants |
Political Power to match their
economic power which meant the
elimination of the Monarch
less taxes and lower rent
Rewards for their work and food on the table |